Iris Murdoch: Birthday Lecture

Iris Murdoch: Birthday Lecture

26 October 2023By Heather Robbins

Much of our conception of the relationship between Iris Murdoch and John Bayley, happily married for over forty years, comes from Bayley’s memoirs, and the Oscar-winning film adaptation of the first, Iris (2001). But what do we know of their life together outside of their public appearances and international travel?