

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: THE WOMAN WITH THE SECRET TYPEWRITER
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: We're happy to announce the 2026 Fairbrother Lecture -

THE WOMAN WITH THE SECRET TYPEWRITER
Class, escapism and empowerment in Mills &amp; Boon
Tuesday 28 April 2026, 18:00 | Doors open 17:50 | Reading Biscuit Factory

Mills &amp; Boon romances have long been a beloved escape for millions of readers – but the women who actually wrote them often lived far from the glamorous worlds they created. Many came from modest or working‑class backgrounds, carving out space for creativity at kitchen tables, in snatched hours, and sometimes in secrecy.

Join doctoral researcher and poet Vic Pickup as she brings these hidden lives into the spotlight. Drawing on a remarkable treasure trove of material from University of Reading Special Collections, Vic uncovers the hopes, struggles and everyday realities of the women who shaped one of Britain’s most iconic literary brands.  Through an array of unexpected insights from the archives, this talk invites you to rethink what Mills &amp; Boon really meant for the women behind the typewriters – a means of escape, and in one extraordinary case, a story of survival.

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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/university-of-reading-fairbrother-lecture-the-woman-with-the-secret-typewriter/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=reading-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Reading
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Reading Biscuit Factory
- **lat**: 51.455115814035
- **long**: -0.97744878710021
- **full address**: Reading Biscuit Factory, Barber Shop, Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7QE, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Doctoral and Researcher College at University of Reading (https://allevents.in/org/doctoral-and-researcher-college-at-university-of-reading/24989719)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Reading Biscuit Factory, Barber Shop, Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7QE, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Doctoral and Researcher College at University of Reading
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, fine-arts, entertainment
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