i must say, the whole “frankenstein is actually the dr”/“no he was actually an undergrad” thing is very relatable to me as an undergraduate who spends all my time cosplaying as an academic and then having to tell people i’m actually 20 and degree-less

Jane Austen's house was a little dream come true ✨️ the best way to mark #janeausten250

I love that everyone is discovering that Mary Shelley’s monster was eloquent and not the shambling creature that Universal turned him into. I feel like the gothic literature fairy godmother watching the children learn 🖤

My grandad's favourite tea being in the cupboard of the flat is cute because I know he'd have been SO excited for me to be here... Today's Chawton snippets (I'll stop doing this soon I promise but I still can't believe I'm here 🤣)

*extremely* jealous of my brilliant PhD student Emma who is luxuriating in a fellowship at Chawton House this month 🖤

Listen in for our own @drbeard79.bsky.social eating a bun the size of his head and gossiping about Sense & Sensibility

An excellent first proper day at @chawtonhouse.bsky.social ✨️ introduction to the reading room means an exciting start to the fellowship and a lovely chilly walk around the grounds this morning

Piece about this Austen podcast I’m in theconversation.com/jane-austens...

Chawton bound for my fellowship!! First train so far has been lovely and smooth (I've never had such a chilled train to London 😂) Let's hope this continues 🫡

Reminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November. Details below: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...

Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻 Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place. Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen

Had such fun sharing my spooky research today at the Spooky History conference! There is nothing spookier, after all, than being chronically ill 🤣 Also a fantastic paper from @ornamh.bsky.social too on the Paris Catacombs, so fascinating! ☠️

Our first seminar was fabulous and has been recorded of you missed it - don’t miss our November event on Amateur Theatricals hosted by the very professional @catherinequirk.bsky.social! Register in the link below - free, online, all welcome!

Just one week until I get to chat with the inimitable @drbeard79.bsky.social about disability, care, and belonging in Jane Austen, Sydney Owenson, and Walter Scott. Do come along if you can. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

My research into a review or advert for John Hartley's book Seets i' Blackpool has so far been fruitless, but I have found 3 seperate adverts of him talking about Veno's cough medicine... This might end up being the topic of my flash talk with @ehunineteen.bsky.social in December if all else fails 😂

Very excited to be sharing a paper based on an essay I did during my MA at this year's spooky history conference! All about vampires, chronic illness as/and menstruation in Le Fanu's Carmilla! It'll be a great day if you fancy a free online conference! Sign up here 👇 forms.gle/Rn7vSGs1xxqn...

Volcanic Romanticism!! 🌋On a Thursday evening with @bars.bsky.social ! What could be more thrilling? Please join me, @dilarakalkan.bsky.social Chloe Melvin, Katerina Liontou and @davidhiggins.bsky.social on 30th October at 7.30pm to discuss the weather of 1816, the Diodati Circle, and more!

We would love YOU to write for the BARS Blog! If you have an idea for the blog or for our TikTok/Instagram channel, then please do get in touch! www.bars.ac.uk/blog/ More info ⤵️

Tune in in November to listen to our own @drbeard79.bsky.social scoffing a bun bigger than his head and loving the ridiculous Mrs Palmer in S&S 🖤

Excited to be doing a flash talk on my PhD research as part of the @ehunineteen.bsky.social seminar series, and looking forward to hearing my fellow postgraduate researchers share their research too! Nothing says festive like ✨️liminal spaces✨️ 🏖

The full line up for our 2025/2026 #EHU19SeminarSeries is available to book now in the thread below! Join us for a free, online, and friendly discussion about cutting-edge research in nineteenth-century studies!

Coming up! Register now!!

Being plagued by teenagers playing rap music out loud on the way to uni seems to be a theme for me at this point (I wanted to read my Dorian Gray retelling in PEACE ok)

The conference takes accessibility seriously. This means all our conferences are online and they are free to speakers. We offer accessibility training. We provide slides ahead of time with alt-text, encourage written copies of papers, provide a code of conduct and clear guidelines on the day 1/

Reminder: BARS 2026 CFP can be found here: Deadline Sunday 30 November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101

Very for this!!

What a brilliant title! Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social 📚🌷 A fascinating, feminist dive into 18C literature – from Richardson to Austen – shedding light on ‘courtship’, consent, & the power of literature 📖 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/ (TY @manchesterup.bsky.social 🤓)

For my #Birthday this year, I’m asking folk to kindly donate to the amazing charity, Basis Yorkshire through their wish list. www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We are now on Instagram, where you can follow us @bars_romanticism! We’ll be posting news, videos, and photos about our activities. www.instagram.com/bars_romanti...

Remember that the online day of the BARS PGR & ECR conference is tomorrow! Find the full programme here: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home (and in your email inbox if you’ve registered).

My first BARS @bars.bsky.social conference at Trinity Hall College was absolutely wonderful! A lovely couple of days getting know other postgraduate and early career researchers, and listening to a variety of fascinating papers/panels A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social

I've put up the new call for papers for the 2026 Romancing the Gothic programme! Come join us! (I welcome feedback) romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/02/r...

We're all very serious academics 😎 @realityandreverie.bsky.social @sadpphicstanza.bsky.social

We even got to meet William Wordsworth! @19thcenturyem.bsky.social @realityandreverie.bsky.social

I really loved writing this about Austen’s best novel and hope you love it (and the novel) too! Please vote with pride and prejudice for Pride & Prejudice!!

Genuinely a bit peeved that there doesn't seem to be a fund I can apply to that will just fund the coffees I need to buy in order to work in the places where I feel most comfortable writing. Atm, I don't need fancy grants, I need around £7 a day worth of caffeine.

Have you got your ticket? A live performance and a cocktail/mocktail hour with specially designed recipes also happening! Tickets can be purchased from the Eventbrite- www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/romancing-... You can also get tickets here - buytickets.at/romancingthe... (we pay less fees)

If you are wanting to come but simply can't afford to - we have you covered. We have 5 free tickets still up for grabs. You just need to email me to ask for one. Details in the ticket links below.

Have you ever wanted to study the Gothic with me? At a British university but online so it's accessible to you anywhere? For a fraction of a usual university course cost? With delicious delicious library access? Come join me Liverpool uni starting October! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

Jumping on the Jane Austen bandwagon and offering a short course from Halloween to her birthday (approx!) - join me! Or help me spread the word! Please and thank you!!

Come and find out more about Jane Austen with our own @drbeard79.bsky.social !

After a lovely Sunday lunch in Bakewell found a Jane Austen shrine in the bathroom!! She follows me everywhere ✨️

Sounds like 'aggressively provocative' means 'lots of kinky sex stuff' because we're all teenage edgelords, I guess.

Come explore Newstead Abbey and experience it through Byron's eyes with me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v_3...

Laparoscopy was rough yesterday. Very grateful to a specialist who excised all endometriosis found (and found a cyst on my right side!) Felt (and was) very sick afterwards and had very low blood pressure, so ended up spending nearly 12 hours in the hospital in total. (1/2)

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Finally having The Subway released has just made my life. Chappell Roan my beloved 🫶

Scrub daddy chronic pain scale just dropped

Vampires & chronic illness/endometriosis is my niche at this point (other than Austen) so this feels very me in one picture ✨️ Given my second laparoscopy is a week on Monday, I'm even more excited to read Endometriosis 💗

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh @rcpedin.bsky.social has launched a digitised and transcribed collection of 18th century case notes of Edinburgh Public Dispensary. Over 10,000 pages of records offering details of the diseases, treatments and experiences of patients in 1700s. #histmed