Orignally hailing from Scotland himself, avid St Pieter's Church guide and devoted Commissioner of the Leiden 3 October Vereeniging Adrian Young will give a talk (in Dutch) on Scots literature. An independent kingdom until 1707, when it united with Engeland into the new state of Great Britain, Scotland has not only a long history, but […]
Prof. dr. Paul Hoftijzer talks on his recently published book: Skinner in Noordwijk, a diary of an English boy at boarding school in Noordwijk at the end of the 18th century.
COMING UP: Mayflower Masterclass: Madness in Literature* On November 27th, Mayflower Bookshop presents a pilot: Mayflower Masterclass, a new format, in which an expert in a specific field leads the discussion on a theme in literature. Attendants of the masterclass are asked to read a book of their own choice on this theme in advance […]
After two year’s absence due to the coronavirus, Dinner for One performed by the Mayflower Theatre Company makes a happy return, featuring Freek Bouricius as Miss Sophie and Roland de Ligny as James, under direction of Sigrid de Zwart.
After two year’s absence due to the coronavirus, Dinner for One performed by the Mayflower Theatre Company makes a happy return, featuring Freek Bouricius as Miss Sophie and Roland de Ligny as James, under direction of Sigrid de Zwart.
Freek Bouricius reads Dickens’s Christmas classic, first published in 1843. This timeless tale recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, […]
Sunday January 29th, 16h00 – Breestraat 70 Traditionally, Dutch Poetry Week is celebrated in Mayflower Bookshop with a poetry event on the last Sunday of January. This year, Mayflower Bookshop marks the theme of Poetry Week 2023 (friendship) by marking the occasion of Burns’ Night on Sunday January 29th. Held throughout the world on January […]
To celebrate Bookweek 2023 (March 11 – 19) Mayflower Bookshop is proud to welcome Maxim Osipov on Sunday March 12 for an interview on his recently published book Kilometer 101, followed by a signing session. In March 2022, after criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian author and cardiologist Maxim Osipov fled Russia. First to […]
To celebrate International Children’s Book Day, Mayflower Bookshop organises a lecture on the famous Winnie-the-Pooh, hero of the books by A.A. Milne. Who hasn’t grown up with Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga and Roe? Who doesn’t remember phrases such as: ‘It’s time for a little something’ and “I am not lost, […]
2023 marks the fourth centennial of the publication of the ‘First Folio’, which was published in 1623, seven years after the death of William Shakespeare. This collection of 36 of Shakespeare's works brought together by two of his friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell under the full title of: Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. […]
In La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri (Italy, 1265 - 1321) describes a journey he makes through the various departments of life after death. Over the course of 14,233 verses, he finds old friends and enemies, meets historical and mythological figures, and is shown around by his favourite writer, Virgil. And finally […]
Melville's Moby-Dick, or The Whale (1851) is an American as well as a universal epic, and a stylistic masterpiece. It is the tragic quest of the monomaniac Captain Ahab, who seeks revenge on the white whale that has bitten off his leg. The young narrator ('Call me Ishmael') embarks on the Pequod among a crew […]