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Middleburg’s National Sporting Library has posted its busy spring and summer lecture schedule, with a wide variety of free talks planned at the research facility.
John H. Daniels Fellow and photojoumalist Noel Mullins will deliver a lecture on the tradition of humor in foxhunting literature and culture on Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.m.
Mullins, who lives in Malheney, Skerries, Ireland, is in residency at the library researching the literary and artistic partnership of Irish writers Edith Somerville and Martin Ross (pseudonym of Violet Martin).
The library owns some original manuscripts, correspondence, original artwork, and first editions of works by these authors.
Mullins is a member of the legendary Galway Blazers and reports on foxhunting for several sporting publications, including The Irish Field.
Somerville and Ross collaborated over a period of 30 years, writing such novels as “The Irish R.M.,” “The Real Charlotte,” “In the Vine Country,” and “The Silver Fox.”
The works of Somerville and Ross have been described as “humor with a gender.” a
Of the 36 books that they published, probably the most widely read, and that foxhunters can identify with, is the collection based on “The Irish R.M. (Resident Magistrate).”
Both Somerville and Ross were passionate foxhunters, so they were writing from first-hand experience.
Somerville was master of the West Carbery Foxhounds and an accomplished artist and illustrator.
The humor of Somerville and Ross lives on in the hunting field today.
In addition to his discussion of these two authors, Mullins will also take the audience on a tour of foxhunting packs in Ireland, illustrated by his original photographs taken in the field.
On May 15, author Kathryn Masson will lecture on her new book “Hunt Country Style” at 7 p.m. A book signing will follow.
“Style” celebrates the mystique, lifestyle, architecture and interiors of the renowned hunt country of America.
Masson and photographer Paul Rocheleau share a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lifestyles of horse enthusiasts, interior designers and world-travelers who live in some of the most historic areas of the country.
Thoroughbred breeding farms, National Historic Landmark estates, grand manor houses, cozy stone cottages and quintessential American homesteads are featured.
Restored residences that highlight the work of Virginia architects such as Albert Hinckley, Jr. and Tommy
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