# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas, by Alan Atkinson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Join award-winning historian Alan Atkinson in conversation with Catherine Gay about his latest book.About this EventFollowing on from his acclaimed joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, in his latest work,  (NewSouth, 2026), Alan pieces together the life of the family governess who also acted as an accountant and whose bookkeeping work made an important difference to the Macarthurs’ success.Attendance is free, but registration is essential. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event thanks to Harry Hartog booksellers.About the speakersAlan Atkinson has been writing Australian history since the 1970s, and he has a lifelong interest in family circumstances and relationships. He has written or edited a dozen books, including , in three volumes, the third of which won the Victorian Prize for Literature, and , which won the NSW Premier’s Award for Australian history. He is an honorary professor and Doctor of Letters with the University of Sydney.Catherine Gay is an award-winning historian and curator of Australian history. She completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2024. Her first book, Australian Girls: Growing up in the Nineteenth Century, will be released with Monash University Publishing in October 2026.For more information, contact: Dr Michelle Staff (michelle.staff@anu.edu.au)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/acton/the-house-of-blue-glass-a-life-of-penelope-lucas-by-alan-atkinson/100001984851524340
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Acton
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21)
- **lat**: -35.2791454
- **long**: 149.1210804
- **full address**: RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21), 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton, Australia

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- **Q**: When and where is The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas, by Alan Atkinson being held?
  - **A:** The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas, by Alan Atkinson takes place on Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm at RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21), 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton, Australia.
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  - **A:** The House of Blue Glass: A life of Penelope Lucas, by Alan Atkinson is organized by National Centre of Biography.

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