Naval officer who helped to break the Enigma code

[This story was published on November 30 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/naval-officer-who-helped-to-break-the-enigma-code-1-8268267.] A writer has told … More

‘For years, Dorian could not free himself’: themes within The Picture of Dorian Gray

[This is a summarized version of a short paper I wrote during my first Undergraduate year at the University of … More

A review of The Eyrie

[This story was published November 2017 in Issue 12 of the Gramarye, the journal of the Sussex Centre for … 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

How can new audiences be encouraged to engage with texts from the long 19th century?

Earlier this year, I attended the International Centre for Women Writers From Brontë to Bloomsbury: Realism, Sensation and the New in … 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

Review: Poison Panic, by Helen Barrell

[This story was published on March 10 in the BAVS Newsletter. Read the original article in the BAVS Newsletter 17.1 … More