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The Dickens Fellowship @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s meeting of Central DF, at The Charterhouse, London, author Alan Humm will be talking about his novel The Sparkler, published in 2024. All welcome

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 19d

I didn’t know Neo-Impressionists did bourgeois interior scenes commenting ironically on the C19 domestic ideal, but there are two superb examples by Paul Signac in the Radical Harmony exhibition now on at @thenationalgallery.bsky.social

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 21d

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 21d

Someone needs to put a new light-bulb in Melania.

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 22d

Great shout out for Nellie Bly @rs4vp.org

Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social · 22d

Crusading journalist Nellie Bly! 🥹🥲 This is better than Drunk History even

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22d

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.

This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 27d

Another candidate for the original of Joe Gargery’s forge in Great Expectations - this one in the high street of High Halstow, just opposite Forge Lane @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 28d

And here are the remains of the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, celebrated by #Dickens in his essay’Out of Town’ for Household Words.

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 28d

Here’s another #Dickens landmark I didn’t know about @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social The British Lion in Folkestone has a Dickens Room where I was told he wrote ‘Little Dorrit’ while he was staying for the summer at Albion Villas.

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Priti Joshi @pritijoshi.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have a wonderful line up of keynote speakers for RSVP-Dublin:
KATHERINE BODE (Australian National University) will deliver the Wolff keynote and ANDREW LEWIS and TEJA VARMA PUSAPATI will be in conversation for the Colby keynote!
And you too can be there - submit a proposal by Nov 1.

Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · Sep 1

✨ It's official! We're now accepting proposals for #RSVP2026, "Movements and Migrations"! We invite scholars to examine the relationship between periodicals, migrations, and movements for our 2026 conference in Dublin. Full CFP and more details on our main website.

RSVP Annual Conference – RSVP

The nineteenth century was marked by unprecedented migration, as people moved to urban centers; were forcibly or semi-forcibly relocated; and emigrated to escape war, famine, economic instability, or…

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Sep 5

Incisive and insightful as ever 👏

Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · Sep 5

From Brexit to Brexitism. New post starting the 10th year of my now retitled Brexit & Brexitism Blog, analysing the current politics of Brexit, this summer's confected crisis, and the new terrain of post-Brexit politics. Long read: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/from... 1/2

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · Sep 5

Indeed: the populists do make people poorer, but then they blame anyone but themselves: immigrants, unions, foreign wars etc.

Poor people are disgruntled.

Ripe for exploitation by populists.

Rinse and repeat. (As we’re seeing now)

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · Sep 5

As we prepare for the next tidal wave of nonsense around Reform in the UK, two points should stand out as the core rebuttal

- economic issues the UK faces are the same as many other countries
- populist right policies have made those issues worse

Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · Sep 5

Honking endorsement for Farage, Johnson et la, without a moment’s reflection that 10 years of UKIPified Tory govt created the mess they’re railing about — booming benefits bills, bond market routs, immigration surges, trade slump and investment slumps. Bring back Boris and Nadine! That’ll fix it. 🙈

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Sep 4

The ‘Showtime’ exhibition now on at the dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-ev... has playbills, annotated copies of the scripts of Dickens’s reading texts and interviews with adaptors and performers of Dickens and his works and more.

Sketch of Dickens, Mark Lemon and Wilkie Collins rehearsing Mr Nightingale’s Profession

Michael Eaton talking about adapting Dickens

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is a bumper issue and a fitting tribute to mark the centenary of the wonderful Charles Dickens Museum in Doughty Street.🎉

The Dickens Fellowship @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social · Aug 31

The magnificent Summer 2025 edition of The Dickensian is devoted to commemorating the 100th anniversary of London’s Charles Dickens Museum, and it should be with subscribers shortly 🎉

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Aug 31

An curious anticipation of the much later trials of John Jasper @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social

VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · Aug 31

Dickensians who are aware of Renton Nicholson's Judy and Jury shows may find this interesting [niche Victorianist post, sorry]

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new book about another source for ‘Oliver Twist’ that will interest @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Plot Twist: I am related to the real-life Oliver

Oliver Twist is one of the author’s best known creations. But for Nicholas Blincoe, the story is much closer to home. He reveals an astonishing family history

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · Aug 22

If your research centrally involves the 19th-c. British press, you should for sure consider applying for a Curran Fellowship. Anybody can apply, and the process is blessedly straightforward. My late friend Eileen Curran would be proud to see all the fine projects that her generosity has assisted in.

Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · Aug 16

📣 Curran Fellowships are now OPEN! Per our most recent newsletter, we've moved up our Curran awards to allow recipients time to plan summer travel. Applications due Oct. 15. As always, guidelines and more info are on our website!
rs4vp.org/awards/curra...

The Curran Fellowships – RSVP

The Curran Fellowships are travel and research grants intended to aid scholars studying British magazines and newspapers from the long nineteenth century in making use of primary print and archival so...

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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · Aug 22

Still time to apply!

Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣Applications still open for the Senate House Library Visiting Fellowships 📣

In 2025-6 up to two awards of £1500 will be allocated to support a fellowship of up to two weeks.

Deadline: 15 September 2025

More info 👇
https://tinyurl.com/ykudv9tn

Senate House Library announces relaunch of Visiting Research Fellowship

Senate House Library and the Friends of Senate House Library are delighted to report that the Visiting Research Fellowships programme has been relaunched.

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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · Aug 21

#RSVPDigiEvents is getting into the back-to-school spirit on Friday, 5 Sept. We'll learn from our experts on how to create standout grant application, just in time for Curran and (upcoming) Peterson Fellowship season! As always, registration is free and open to all: rs4vp.org/digital-even...

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Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Irish history / photo nerd klaxon: thanks to dedicated archivists @librarycongress.bsky.social, I’ve reconstructed the 1907 ‘Ireland through the Stereoscope’ full 100-card set from their archives. It’s the only complete one I’ve found in a public collection - an amazing record of 19th/20th c Ireland

Ten stacks of stereographs in mylar protective sleeves, next to a 19th c stereoviewer, showing early 3D scenes of Ireland

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Tom Ue @tomue.bsky.social · Aug 8

Questions? Ping @matthewleggatt.bsky.social, Hadas, &/or me! We look fwd to reading your submission & to working w/ you!

Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · Aug 6

Please help me share the CFP for this Literature Compass Special Issue dedicated to the work of Simon J James and covering key Victorian and Edwardian writers like H. G. Wells, George Gissing, Dickens, Wilde, George Du Maurier, and Conan-Doyle on behalf of Hadas Elber-Aviram.

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Aug 5

I think it’s the teeth!

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Aug 4

Heartening to see Sydneysiders out in numbers despite the rain!

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Jul 30

@lesliehowsam.bsky.social I was pleased to see Eliza Orme heading the list in the brief history of women in the legal profession in the UK in the programme notes for Susie Miller’s new play, ‘Inter Alia’, now on at the NT

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Jul 29

So @lydiacraig.bsky.social and myself were guests on @dominicgerrard.bsky.social’s wonderful podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire recently. Here we are talking about his poetry, including some readings of the best (and worst) bits:

The Verse of Charles Dickens: with Lydia Craig & Emily Middleton - Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

Dickens' genius as a novelist is acknowledged the world over ... but what was he like as a poet?Joining Dominic today to find out are the inimitable Dr. Lydia Craig & Dr. Emily Middleton who have ...

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Jul 28

And GAS is unmistakable!

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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · Jul 24

Gail Marshall introducing the 1850s volume in CUP’s Nineteenth Century Literature in Transition series at the launch event in Cambridge.

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