I am utterly fed up with Royal Mail parcel delivery service. Failed to deliver twice to my home leaving notes to tell me I was not in and now failed to redeliver to local post office. Sorting office open for 2 hrs mornings. No humans to speak to only AI assistants who send you back to useless app.
Many moons ago I had the pleasure of an early career fellowship at @chawtonhouse.bsky.social, and now you can too! If you're a PhD student or ECA working on women's writing in the long 18thC, act quickly.
chawtonhouse.org/the-library/...
Listening with interest to Joe Seddon, @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social graduate, discuss with Amol Rajan social mobility and university degrees on Radio 4 ‘Radical’. Not persuaded by the claim about English lit degree deficit - held by Rajan too of course englishassociation.ac.uk/action-on-em...
With Anu, Annie (both Mansfield alumns), Ashton and Phil at Singapore cricket club tonight
Seminar starts tomorrow! And what a treat for a speaker!
Talking 7.30 pm tonight Thursday 22 January at Macclesfield Lit and Phil Society about Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible. The first lit and phils were founded when Austen was a teenager.
Jane Austen was born 16 December 1775, 250 years ago. She has been a constant love for me throughout my reading life.
We're delighted to welcome Prof Simon Gikandi (Princeton) to give the Clarendon Lectures for 2025 on 'English from Below: The Rise and Fall of a Discipline'.
Join us for the first lecture on 28 Oct on 'English in the (post) Colonial Archive'. All welcome!
See details on our website >>
Congratulations to my colleague on publication of her first (and brilliant) book
New term, new talks, new ideas 🗣️
Our Michaelmas 2025 Public Talk Series is here – bringing leading voices to Oxford. Free and open to all – come be part of the conversation. 💡
Register here: www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
#TeamEnglish #EduSky 👀👀⬇️
On book display at Hatchards in London. jAFB is getting about!
A great way to celebrate Austen’s 250th and Creation Theatre’s 30th anniversary. creationtheatre.co.uk/show/lady-su...
If Instagram had existed, Jane Austen would have been following the fashion posts from La Belle Assemblée. 💃
Professor Ros Ballaster (@ballasterros.bsky.social) brings those Regency styles to life in her new book, Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible - out this September. 📒🎉
#janeausten #regency #fashion
www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo.... At Lyme Park Disley Sunday 28 September, a place of ‘real elegance’ and pleased to join a great line up of speakers and events.
Sad to see (part of) this lovely tree fallen in the University Parks
JAFB looking glamorous in the hands of @laurietavan.bsky.social at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath
Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible parked up by the Pump Room in Bath
With Erin Sage, brilliant student, and my book at the Jane Austen centre Bath @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social @chawtonhouse.bsky.social
Publication day today 11 September 2025 www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ros-...
Advance copies are here! Barnes and Noble have 25% off pre-order for dollar buyers 3-5 September www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-auste...
The Ronald Blythe Fellowship is John Clare Society's new scheme awarding a PhD student focusing on Clare a £1000 bursary to support their work.
Please pass on - &/or contact me or Honorary Secretary of the Society, Karen Lakey, for further information:
johnclaresociety.wordpress.com/contact-us/
Beautiful goal from Agyemang
