I’m Emily, an apprentice journalist, a writer and an occasional picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism … More
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Uncovering the history of Arundel Gallery Trail
[This story was originally published in the August 2018 edition of etc magazine.] Emily Jessica Turner speaks to a trail … More
Can You Help Discover the History of Patient Creativity at St James’ Hospital?
[This story was published on November 13 by Star & Crescent. Read the original story at starandcrescent.org.uk/2017/11/13/can-you-help-discover-the-history-of-patient-creativity-at-st-james-hospital.] Local writer and historian … More
Blog post: update
Hello hello! It’s been quite a while since I’ve put together an update, so I thought I’d do a wee … More
The Brothers Dalziel, woodpecking and the lost art of Victorian illustration
[This story was published on June 15 in the i. Read the original story at inews.co.uk/essentials/culture/arts/brothers-dalziel-woodpecking-lost-art-victorian-illustration.] William Blake’s visionary engravings, illustrating … More
The researchers revealing the beauty of Victorian wood engraving
[This story was published on June 1 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/the-researchers-revealing-the-beauty-of-victorian-wood-engraving-1-7988381.] [Image: Bethan … More
From Alice in Wonderland to Cadbury’s Cocoa: the Brothers Dalziel’s Victorian wood engraving
During the nineteenth century, technological changes led to an expansion in print culture. Improvements in printing and paper production, in … More
‘Lizzie Borden took an axe’: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt [spoilers]
[This story was published on April 7 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/neo-victorian-review-lizzie-borden-took-an-axe-see-what-i-have-done-by-sarah-schmidt-spoilers.] Lizzie Borden took … More
Welcome to Dottyville: Shell shock and The Hydra
[This story was published on March 30 on the History Today website. Read the original story at historytoday.com/emily-turner/welcome-dottyville.] [Image: Creative healing: The Hydra, … More
Tales from the Archive: Sea washes up witchcraft box, 1966
[This story was published on December 15 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-sea-washes-up-witchcraft-box-1966-1-7733015.] [Image: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers in … More
Emily Jessica Turner 