Dr. Elizabeth Grimshaw
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Our latest series of free online art history talks starts up this Thursday 1st October at 19:30!
Join artist Carol Sorhaindo and curator Hannah Lyons as they talk about the inspiration behind artwork now on display at the University's Whiteknights campus.
collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collecti...
Join artist Carol Sorhaindo and curator Hannah Lyons as they talk about the inspiration behind artwork now on display at the University's Whiteknights campus.
collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collecti...
September 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Our latest series of free online art history talks starts up this Thursday 1st October at 19:30!
Join artist Carol Sorhaindo and curator Hannah Lyons as they talk about the inspiration behind artwork now on display at the University's Whiteknights campus.
collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collecti...
Join artist Carol Sorhaindo and curator Hannah Lyons as they talk about the inspiration behind artwork now on display at the University's Whiteknights campus.
collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collecti...
Miss Brodie's class had only once had an opportunity to size him up closely, and then it was in a dimmed light, for the blinds of the art room had been drawn to allow Mr Lloyd to show his lantern slides.
Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961
Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961
September 30, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Miss Brodie's class had only once had an opportunity to size him up closely, and then it was in a dimmed light, for the blinds of the art room had been drawn to allow Mr Lloyd to show his lantern slides.
Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961
Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961
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Join us in July 2027 for the 32 Annual Dickens Society Symposium: "Dickens Rocks"! This symposium will be held online and you can find the CFP here: www.dickenssociety.org/symposium
Symposium — The Dickens Society
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September 24, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Join us in July 2027 for the 32 Annual Dickens Society Symposium: "Dickens Rocks"! This symposium will be held online and you can find the CFP here: www.dickenssociety.org/symposium
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September 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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BI'RTHDAY. n.f. [from birth and day.]
1. The day on which any one is born.
Happy birthday Dr Samuel Johnson, born on this day in 1709.
1. The day on which any one is born.
Happy birthday Dr Samuel Johnson, born on this day in 1709.
September 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
BI'RTHDAY. n.f. [from birth and day.]
1. The day on which any one is born.
Happy birthday Dr Samuel Johnson, born on this day in 1709.
1. The day on which any one is born.
Happy birthday Dr Samuel Johnson, born on this day in 1709.
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New on The Dickens Society Blog, The Cricket: www.dickenssociety.org/the-cricket/...
Mince Pies, Glühwein, and Victorian Nostalgia: The Dutch Dickens Festival — The Dickens Society
This post is contributed by Ella Staps, a student of English language and literature at Radboud University Nijmegen. Her primary research interests are Metamodernism, dystopian and utopian literature,...
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September 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
New on The Dickens Society Blog, The Cricket: www.dickenssociety.org/the-cricket/...
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Shh... 🤫
On Thurs 15 October, join us in person or online, as Prof Kate McLoughlin (Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford) reads from her new poetry anthology Silence Please: A Poem for Every Kind of Quiet.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/oct/kate-mcloughlin
On Thurs 15 October, join us in person or online, as Prof Kate McLoughlin (Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford) reads from her new poetry anthology Silence Please: A Poem for Every Kind of Quiet.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/oct/kate-mcloughlin
September 18, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Shh... 🤫
On Thurs 15 October, join us in person or online, as Prof Kate McLoughlin (Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford) reads from her new poetry anthology Silence Please: A Poem for Every Kind of Quiet.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/oct/kate-mcloughlin
On Thurs 15 October, join us in person or online, as Prof Kate McLoughlin (Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford) reads from her new poetry anthology Silence Please: A Poem for Every Kind of Quiet.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/oct/kate-mcloughlin
September 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Really enjoyed the arts and culture in Nantes! Perhaps I need to do the rest of the list too! Of course I read a lot of Verne before, during and after my city break :)
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
‘Fabulous museums and no queues’: five of the best under-the-radar city breaks in Europe
From the Renaissance treasures of Parma to offbeat creativity in Nantes, these cities offer world-class art, great food and a laid-back alternative to Europe’s hotspots
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Really enjoyed the arts and culture in Nantes! Perhaps I need to do the rest of the list too! Of course I read a lot of Verne before, during and after my city break :)
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
August 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
August 22, 2026 at 9:54 AM
‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
August 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
The Reading Temperance Tavern built in 1877 is one of the less well known local buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Explore the historic context with guided tours, temperance drink tasting, magic lantern exhibition, music, readings & talks.
whatsonreading.com/venues/reda/...
whatsonreading.com/venues/reda/...
Heritage Open Days 2026: Reading Temperance Tavern: The Rising Sun Arts Centre
The Reading Temperance Tavern built in 1877 is one of the less well known local buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Explore the historic context with guided tours, temperance drink tasting, magic...
whatsonreading.com
August 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The Reading Temperance Tavern built in 1877 is one of the less well known local buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Explore the historic context with guided tours, temperance drink tasting, magic lantern exhibition, music, readings & talks.
whatsonreading.com/venues/reda/...
whatsonreading.com/venues/reda/...
July 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
July 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Sussex home of Lee Miller to be handed over to charity, son says - BBC News share.google/0BfRJIfs9V8O...
July 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Sussex home of Lee Miller to be handed over to charity, son says - BBC News share.google/0BfRJIfs9V8O...
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Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚
@obamafoundation.bsky.social
@obamafoundation.bsky.social
June 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚
@obamafoundation.bsky.social
@obamafoundation.bsky.social
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Join us today to hear Pia Russell, University of Victoria, talk about her research and discoveries during her Liberating the Collections Fellowship with UCL's Research Institute for Collections. @ioe.bsky.social Library’s #historicaltextbookscollection @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #HistEd
Tomorrow at 4.00 pm! Our RIC Fellow, Pia Russell (U of Victoria, BC), discusses her use of the IOE Library's #SpecColl in ‘Teaching Britishness in Canada: A Historical Analysis of Schoolbooks at the Heart and Edge of Empire’. Join: bit.ly/4owbQSo @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #textbookresearch #HistEd
Tomorrow at 4.00 pm! Our RIC Fellow, Pia Russell (U of Victoria, BC), discusses her use of the IOE Library's #SpecColl in ‘Teaching Britishness in Canada: A Historical Analysis of Schoolbooks at the Heart and Edge of Empire’. Join: bit.ly/4owbQSo @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #textbookresearch #HistEd
UCL Research Institute for Collections Fellow's Talk
‘Teaching Britishness in Canada: A historical analysis of schoolbooks at the heart and edge of empire’
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June 16, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Join us today to hear Pia Russell, University of Victoria, talk about her research and discoveries during her Liberating the Collections Fellowship with UCL's Research Institute for Collections. @ioe.bsky.social Library’s #historicaltextbookscollection @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #HistEd
June 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
May 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Charles Barry, architect of the new Houses of Parliament, was born #OnThisDay 1795, a stone’s throne from the old Palace of Westminster. This guest article from @dustshoveller.bsky.social looks at his background and knowledge of Westminster: historyofparliament.com/2025/05/12/c...
A Westminster Boy Made Good: Charles Barry (1795-1860) - The History of Parliament
On the night of 16 October 1834, thirty-nine year old Charles Barry was travelling back to town from business in Brighton. As his stagecoach trundled over the top of the North Downs, and began its des...
historyofparliament.com
May 23, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Charles Barry, architect of the new Houses of Parliament, was born #OnThisDay 1795, a stone’s throne from the old Palace of Westminster. This guest article from @dustshoveller.bsky.social looks at his background and knowledge of Westminster: historyofparliament.com/2025/05/12/c...
Reposted by Dr. Elizabeth Grimshaw
📆 Join us on June 6th for our upcoming free online event: Dickens on Screen 🎥 www.dickenssociety.org/the-cricket/...
Dickens on Screen: Dickens Society Online Event — The Dickens Society
Call for Papers
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May 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
📆 Join us on June 6th for our upcoming free online event: Dickens on Screen 🎥 www.dickenssociety.org/the-cricket/...