Link to text of Gray’s Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard. All Gray’s work is available at the Thomas Gray archive
YouTube video of Prof. Jack’s lecture. (47:12)
Link to download Prof. Jack’s lecture notes
Why Should We Study Gray’s Elegy? – Professor Belinda Jack
YouTube video (1:22))
Part of Thomas Gray’s landscape, the Gardens celebrated their 80th Anniversary in 2015
Thomas Gray’s great friend Horace Walpole built Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham from 1749.
Thomas Gray shares his anniversary with Capability Brown. They met at Lady Cobham’s Manor House in 1750.
John Penn who had Gray’s Monument erected in 1799 lived in this mansion.