About me

I’m Emily, an apprentice journalist, a writer and an occasional picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism … More

Hybrid faiths, occult religions, and esoteric beliefs: a review of Spirit Matters and The Occult Imagination in Britain

I was lucky enough to review two texts on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century spirituality for the British Association of Victorian … 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

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

Report: Nineteenth-Century Matters, Public Engagement Training Day

[This story was published on February 6 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/report-nineteenth-century-matters.] On January 28, Chawton … More