Ben Jonson, 'The Alchemist' and Blackfriars

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As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture explores the life of famed dramatist Ben Jonson, a contemporary of Shakespeare, his works and how they were impacted by his relationship to London, the city he was born in and where he built his career.

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This event was on Mon, 06 Feb 1995

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