Utterly Immoral

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£6

Dates

Wed 5th July, 2023
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1:00 pm |
Finish time 2.30 pm. The event will take place in the Coach House

About this event

Penzance Litfest presents Simon Keable-Elliott, talking about Robert Keable and his scandalous novel

Simon Keable-Elliott uncovered and tells the amazing story of his grandfather in his book, ‘Utterly Immoral’. A priest, African missionary and WW1 chaplain in France, Robert Keable published his first novel in 1922. The ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ of its day, it was deemed ‘offensive’ but went on to become a bestseller in America and a play on Broadway. Keable then ran away to live in Gauguin’s house in Tahiti and married a Tahitian princess.

Simon Keable-Elliott is a freelance writer and speaker. He was educated in Dorset, studied Politics and Economics at University, worked in catering for 15 years before re-training as a teacher and spent 25 years as Head of Politics, and Director of MUN, at a secondary school in London. He is
Robert Keable’s grandson and ‘Utterly Immoral’ is his first book.

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