Oxford Byron Society Dinner, March 87

Invitation

Present:

David Balding
Gilly Dragowicz
Simon Grinstead
Robert Harington
George Hector
Danny Henrey
Steven Hoey
Anthony Mellors
Masato Miyazaki
Pamela Nadash
Chris Oakley
Ward Parshall
Richard Todd
John Vlahoplus

Poems presented:

• Byronic Guys, by Gilly Dragowicz. Some observations of the romantic qualities of various Byronic men.
• Marion, by Robert Harington. A recollection of an old flame.
• A Byronic Poem, by George Hector. An expression of annoyance at being pressurised into writing a poem.
• Presidential Peroration (prose), by Danny Henrey.
• The Vision of Enjoyment, by Danny Henrey. A supposed vision involving other B.S. members doing various disreputable things.
• He Walks in Darkness: An Infidel's Tale, by Steven Hoey. An examination of a dark force.
• Childe Harold's Pilchardage, by Anthony Mellors. Not quite sure what this is about.
• The Seance (prose), by Chris Oakley. A recently-discovered addition to Mary Shelley's memoirs.
• Dan Juan, by Chris Oakley. An account of an affair that the overlord had with a sheep.
• The Death of Frank Luntz, by Richard Todd. A requiem for an esteemed colleague.