Event: Classic Fiction Everyone Should Read
Date: Friday 27 June 2025
Time: 10:00 – 14:15
Venue: St George’s Hall, Bradford
Suitable for Key Stages 3 and 4
All events are free for home educators and non-fee-paying schools to attend. BLF’s events are popular and places are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.
Book BLF’s Classic Fiction event here.
Event Content
As we mark 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth, explore love and class in 19th-century England in
Pride and Prejudice.
Unravel the moral complexities in J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, marking 80 years since it was first performed, where the mysterious Inspector Goole examines the web of responsibility in a tragic death.
Experience the glamour and tragedy of the Jazz Age in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby, turning 100, before confronting power and propaganda in George Orwell’s
Animal Farm, 80 years since publication.
Find out more about each event and book tickets:
bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/secondary.