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In years gone by, Lord Murray's legendary four o'clock tea-parties would regularly entertain a host of the most acclaimed writers, artists, explorers and anthropologists of the day - including Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott and Isaac Disraeli.

In what came to be coined as The Four O' Clock Friends by Scott, John Murray II and guests would regularly gather at Murray's Albemarle Street home exchanging new ideas, inventions and explorations, becoming part of a tradition that marked the John Murray publishing family for over 200 years.

Here at Discovered Authors, we want you to belong to our community of authors in the same way - sharing your writing - and why not your thoughts, ideas, inspirations and aspirations with other authors and readers right here in our Drawing Room - come on in...

The Drawing Room will be launched in the autumn - with a party and everything!

To apply for membership, please email us below and be one of the first friends to join.

thedrawingroom@discoveredauthors.co.uk