An Evening With Simon Garfield
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An Evening With Simon Garfield will take place at Waterstones Edinburgh West End on 20 October, with a book and ticket price of £23 and a general admission price of £5.
The pen is our oldest tangible connection between an individual mind and the world at large, enabling the grandest proclamations and our most intimate confessions. But the pen's own story is just as eventful as anything it has described. This is the illuminating story of how the simplest tool has shaped our lives. Simon Garfield takes us from a reed on the Nile to the home of Montblanc and Bic, and from the wartime trenches to the desks of Jane Austen, Sigmund Freud and Margaret Atwood. He explains why fountain pens make such good gadgets for spies and tells the story of the bestselling pen that wouldn't actually write. He introduces us to the very highest echelons of pen artistry costing small fortunes - but also to generations of schoolchildren with ink stains on their hands.
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An Evening With Simon Garfield takes place on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
An Evening With Simon Garfield is held at Waterstones Edinburgh West End in Edinburgh (128 Princes Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 4AD).
Tickets for An Evening With Simon Garfield can be booked via waterstones.com using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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An Evening With Simon Garfield will take place at Waterstones Edinburgh West End on 20 October, with a book and ticket price of £23 and a general admission price of £5.
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The pen is our oldest tangible connection between an individual mind and the world at large, enabling the grandest proclamations and our most intimate confessions. But the pen's own story is just as eventful as anything it has described. This is the illuminating story of how the simplest tool has shaped our lives. Simon Garfield takes us from a reed on the Nile to the home of Montblanc and Bic, and from the wartime trenches to the desks of Jane Austen, Sigmund Freud and Margaret Atwood. He explains why fountain pens make such good gadgets for spies and tells the story of the bestselling pen that wouldn't actually write. He introduces us to the very highest echelons of pen artistry costing small fortunes - but also to generations of schoolchildren with ink stains on their hands.
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When is An Evening With Simon Garfield?
An Evening With Simon Garfield takes place on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
Where is An Evening With Simon Garfield taking place?
An Evening With Simon Garfield is held at Waterstones Edinburgh West End in Edinburgh (128 Princes Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 4AD).
How do I get tickets for An Evening With Simon Garfield?
Tickets for An Evening With Simon Garfield can be booked via waterstones.com using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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