Author Talks

Travellers' Tales: East Anglia Through the Eyes of Travel Writers with Historical Researcher and Author Sarah Doig

Bury St Edmunds Library
Jun 25, 2025 1:00 PM
Join us for another free Wednesday Talk at Bury St Edmunds Library! This time we'll be joined by East Anglian based Researcher and Author Sarah Doig.

Booking is required. This talk is free to attend but spaces are limited. For more information, speak to a member of staff or contact the library on 01284 338830.

In this talk, Sarah will be exploring the writings of a range of past visitors to the region, including William Camden, Daniel Defoe, Celia Fiennes and William Cobbett. She will look at these visitors’ motivations for touring East Anglia, as well as how each writer approached their accounts, providing us with the perfect snapshot of our region in past centuries.

Sarah will be signing copies of her books and a selection of her non-fiction titles will be available to purchase.

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