"Suffolk Scene" launch

Poppyland Publishing are pleased to invite everyone to the launch of a new edition of Julian Tennyson's "Suffolk Scene: A Book of Description and Adventure" at Snape Village Hall, 7pm for 7.30 start on 24th October.  Julian was a great-grandson of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.  The publishers are keen to attract people that are interested in the history of the area to attend.  The event is free, and includes a talk on the book and author by Elaine Murphy (Baroness Murphy of Aldgate).

Tennyson’s "Suffolk Scene" was originally written in 1938 and published in June 1939, on the eve of the Second World War.  This young man’s unsentimental love of the Suffolk countryside, in particular the landscape around the Alde and Orwell, and its people, spoke to the yearning of a nation preparing for war reminding them of everything they feared might be lost.  Tennyson was killed in action in Burma in 1945, and is commemorated by a headstone at Iken Church.

In this new edition, Elaine Murphy, a well-known local historian, was given access to some 1,000 of Tennyson’s letters written to his wife during the war.  This enabled her to provide a unique biographical introduction to the author followed by a critique for each chapter with regard to the changes over the past 80 years.  In doing so, she notes the timeless quality to much of Tennyson’s Suffolk that resonates into the early twenty-first century.

The event is free, and will include a short presentation by Elaine Murphy on the author and book, following which she will be happy to answer questions on the use of family documents in her research.  It will also provide attendees with the first opportunity to purchase a copy.  Books can be ordered in advance and picked up on the day.

Interest is expected to be high, so booking is essential at https://suffolkscene.bpt.me or ring 0800 411 8881 and quote event 4342449.