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Allingham was one of the leading figures of "The Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and along with her contemporaries Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh became collectively known as the Queens of Crime, representing the four women who came to dominate the genre.

The evening will feature an exhibition in the Special Collections Reading Room of the University of Essex Albert Sloman Library, with talks, lectures and readings from prominent historians, Margery Allingham Society members and academic staff at the University of Essex from 6pm in the Lakeside Theatre and will conclude from 7.45pm with a viewing of the exhibition in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Programme:
5pm to 5.45pm – early bird viewing of exhibition (Special Collections Room of the University of Essex Albert Sloman Library)
6pm to 7.30pm – talks, lectures and readings (Lakeside Theatre)
7.45pm to 8.30pm: – viewing of exhibition (Special Collections Room of the University of Essex Albert Sloman Library)

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MARGERY ALLINGHAM CENTENARY CELEBRATION

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Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
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