OLLI101719 - English Literature and London Pubs! 

Course Description

English Literature and London Pubs! 

Instructor: David Wesley Tonkin 

Days of the Week: Friday 

Date: Mar. 20 (1 session) 

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. 

Location: Online via Zoom 

Many luminaries of English literature spent time in London’s pubs, where they ate, drank and created timeless works at their favorite tables. This course offers a “tour” of roughly the top ten pubs, exploring the authors, playwrights, poets, diarists, essayists and artists who frequented them and celebrated the local pub culture. 

Maximum: 100 

Instructor Bio: David Wesley Tonkin has traveled extensively, gathering unique life experiences and perspectives. A retired airborne cavalry officer, he served in the South African-Cuban-Angolan conflicts and as a United Nations peacekeeper in five African countries during the 1970s and ’80s. He has held executive leadership roles, including chief operating officer positions at global business training enterprises. In 2008, he received the “Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning” award at the 9th Annual Corporate University Awards, co-sponsored by The Wharton School of Business and Training magazine. Tonkin’s diverse lectures draw upon his extensive travels, personal experience, and research, offering a broad and engaging range of topics.