Professor John Mullan from UCL gave an excellent Literary Society lecture on Thursday evening. He addressed the importance of time in novels, with particular focus upon Ian McEwan’s Atonement. Students from Latymer Upper and Lady Margaret’s School joined our Sixth Formers and a few intrepid Year 11s.
Professor Mullan explored not only Atonement but also a variety of texts from the Eighteenth Century to the present day. His enthusiasm for the texts clearly excited the audience. Students from each school asked a variety of incisive questions.