Synopsis

The discussion featured Magnus Magnusson of the Froebel Institute College, Roehampton, in southwest London. Barbara Barrett, a sales assistant, spoke on Émile Zola’s *Rougon-Macquart* novels. Kenneth Hedley, a brewery clerk, presented the life and works of Sir Edward Elgar. Nell Marshall, a schoolteacher, discussed the life of Tipu Sultan. And Robert Moggridgc, also a schoolteacher, delivered a presentation on the cathedrals of England.