Synopsis

The evening’s four participants hail from the Midlands and will compete at the Assembly Rooms in Derby. Pauline Francescon, a part-time visiting lecturer, will discuss the life and poetry of Andrew Marvell. Brian Davenport, a retired warrant officer, will present on the life and works of Pushkin, spanning 1799 to 1837. Andrew Harley, a library analyst, will examine the life of Emperor Tiberius, from 42 BC to AD 37. Finally, Mike Billson, a milkman, will speak about the American-Indian wars of