The Being Human Festival presents - An Author in Daphne du Maurier's Archive - with Elisabeth Gifford – 12th November, 6pm
Each November, the Being Human Festival, led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, presents hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. The aim of the festival is to demonstrate and celebrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world. Being Human is a national festival with events taking place everywhere from Glasgow to Plymouth.
We want to tell you about one of the events taking place this year:
An Author in Daphne du Maurier's Archive - with Elisabeth Gifford – 12th November, 6pm
Join the University of Exeter Special Collections and Elisabeth Gifford, author of The Mischief Makers (2024), for a discussion about how she used Daphne du Maurier's archive to inform and inspire her book.
The event takes place at:
The University of Exeter Special Collections
Seminar Room A/B, Old Library, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4SB
12th November 2025, from 6pm to 7:30pm
The Mischief Makers is a fictionalised reimagining of Daphne du Maurier's life. Elisabeth researched her book using materials held at the University of Exeter, the largest publicly accessible archive of literary papers by Daphne du Maurier, which includes her manuscripts, typescripts, papers and correspondence.
This special event will feature a conversation with the author about her research journey, inspirations, and the writing of the novel. Elisabeth will be in conversation with Annie Price, archivist at Special Collections. The event will include an audience Q&A and a chance to speak to Elisabeth and University of Exeter Special Collections staff after the talk. Following the talk, visitors can browse a special display of original material from the Daphne du Maurier archives.
The event is FREE, but ticketed.
To book your ticket, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-author-in-daphne-du-mauriers-archive-with-elisabeth-gifford-tickets-1556525061359?msockid=124587dfdd9e659734f595badc6564e9