'If you are going to be an artist, you must be ashamed of nothing but to be ashamed.'

Welcome to the George Moore Association

Dedicated to the study of Moore's life and works

As a writer, Moore was a transitional, boundary-crossing figure

From the 19th to the 20th century
Across Ireland, France, and the UK
From naturalism to modernism
From the novel to precursors of 'personal nonfiction'
From sole authorship to collaborative forms of social authorship
From hetero to polyvalent sexualities

Conference: The Transitional: George Moore at the Fin de Siecle

There's more, much more

to learn about George Moore...

Portrait of George Moore by Edouard Manet, May 1879, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

2024 Conference.

The website for the 2024 George Moore International Conference at the University of Liverpool is now live. It will be regularly updated to give a picture of what is planned for 8-10 May 2024. We hope that the conference will attract new participants and we know that the visit to Liverpool will be interesting. One of the extra attractions will be a visit to the Chester Cup race – and you will remember that when G.H. Moore’s horse Coranna won that cup, he used some of the prize money to help his tenants during the famine. Horse racing and gambling feature strongly in Esther Waters so there may be papers that address those aspects of the Moore history. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/news/12th-international-george-moore-conference/

October Publication.

1st October 2023 is the date promised for the publication of a new collection, George Moore: Spheres of Influence. The volume contains a wide variety of studies relating to GM, his writings, his influences, his times and adventures. Edited by Kathryn Laing and Mary Pierse, the other contributors are Ann Heilmann, Márta Pellerdi, Kathi R. Griffin, Michel Brunet, George Hughes, Maggie Breslin, Brendan Fleming, Nathalie Saudo Welby, Conor Montague, David Clare, and Claire Masurel Murray. Encourage your libraries to acquire this new book. For further information please go to the 'more' and 'recent news' in top right corner.

George Moore’s Birthday Celebrations.

24th February is the date of GM’s birthday. We intend to celebrate just one day early when there will be a George Moore Day at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin on 23rd February 2024. This will be a day when GM’s connections with art, and especially the art connected to the gallery, will feature, as will his links to aspects of Dublin during his sojourn in Ely Place. You can expect live music and historical references in elegant surroundings. There will be no entrance charge. As plans develop, we shall let you know all the necessary details. Meanwhile, mark the date in your diary. We are very grateful to Dr O’Donnell and the gallery for the opportunity to highlight the artistic riches of a time, a place, and an author.

For further information on Moore related topics, please go to ‘more’ and ‘recent news’