The Mystery Around Dickens’s Death: Dealing with the gaps in history
In 1990, Claire Tomalin published The Invisible Woman, a biography of the actress Ellen Ternan, best known today for her secret relationship with Charles Dickens, which …
Hawksley Workman event!
On Saturday 20 March, I’ll be chatting online to award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman. It’s happening at 7pm UK time / 2pm Toronto time. We’ll …
The Mystery around Dickens’s Death
In 1990, Claire Tomalin published The Invisible Woman, a biography of the actress Ellen Ternan, best known today for her secret relationship with Charles Dickens, which …
Online walking tour
On 24 March, I’ll be doing a virtual ‘walking tour’ about William Morris in West London, starting at 6pm UK time, joinable from anywhere. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/william-morris-in-west-london-virtual-walk-tickets-145287289193
Dickens in N America in 1842
In 1842, Charles and Catherine Dickens set sail from Liverpool for a 6-month tour of the USA and Canada. In this online event, I’ll be …
Online Event 26 Feb
On 26 Feb, I’ll be talking to YA author Kate Darbishire about her novel ‘Speechless’. We’ll be talking about #writing, representations of disability in popular …
Travelling with E.M.Forster
On my first visit to Italy I was 13. It was on a Schools Abroad trip, on which we spent a night in the port …
Napier – New Zealand’s architectural gem
I have been lucky enough to spend a great deal of time in New Zealand, a country that will always be very special to me. …
Street Art in Melbourne
In 2019, before the pandemic hit, I was lucky enough to return to Melbourne, Australia, one of my favourite cities. The following article appeared in …