Dickens in Context

In this week's post I chat about some key bits of Dickens context and recommend some Dickens related content to check out!

A Christmas Carol… in February

In this weeks post I chat about 3 important literary features in Dickens's A Christmas Carol! But don't worry, there's not a Christmas song or mince pie in sight... it is February after all.

Great Expectations and The Gothic

In this post I discuss the theme of the gothic in Dickens's Great Expectations! This is part of my GCSE / A level series, so feel free to share if you think it's useful!

Great Expectations & Identity

In this post I discuss the theme of identity in Dickens's 'Great Expectations'.

Views of the Railway

In this post I discuss three of T.T. Bury's prints of the London and Manchester Railway from 1831!

A Christmas Revival

In this post I discuss William Sandys 'Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern', discussing the revival of Christmas festivity in the nineteenth century.

Exploring Periodicals

In this post I discuss exploring the material format of nineteenth-century literature by looking at periodical fiction.

Rethinking the Narrative

I share how to rethink critical narratives in order to write an original academic essay.

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’

Hello again. It's been nearly a year since my last blog post about Huntley and Palmers and my god what a year it has been! I've now finished my MA in English Lit (although I am still awaiting results. eek.) and it was actually quite difficult and time consuming. With tight deadlines, academic union strikes, …

Huntley & Palmers – Superior Reading Biscuits!

~ Sunday 20th October ~ A few weeks ago in my Victorian Studies seminar we had to find something from our home town that resonated with 19th C globalism, so I headed over to the Reading Museum website to research Huntley and Palmers! Huntley and Palmers started as a local biscuit makers in 1822, but …