Haslemere Society AGM at Haslemere Hall. THURSDAY 12 November 2026
Free to members including drinks and canapes
Official historian of the George MacDonald Society, John McNeill will give a talk about this somehow forgotten 19th Century author and resident of Haslemere. MacDonald was a pioneer in the field of modern fantasy literature, a mentor for fellow-writer Lewis Carroll and inspiration for JRR Tolkein and CS Lewis.
If not familiar with his works, so forgotten is he that you can purchase his complete works with beautiful illustrations to read on Kindle from Amazon for an outlay of 99p or his Fairy Tales in book form for a less modest £8.09! Alternatively do order from the town's wonderful bookshop.
Free to members including drinks and canapes
Official historian of the George MacDonald Society, John McNeill will give a talk about this somehow forgotten 19th Century author and resident of Haslemere. MacDonald was a pioneer in the field of modern fantasy literature, a mentor for fellow-writer Lewis Carroll and inspiration for JRR Tolkein and CS Lewis.
If not familiar with his works, so forgotten is he that you can purchase his complete works with beautiful illustrations to read on Kindle from Amazon for an outlay of 99p or his Fairy Tales in book form for a less modest £8.09! Alternatively do order from the town's wonderful bookshop.