26-28 November 2025 at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand The 2025 joint RSAA/David Nichol Seminar conference, “Living / Building,” is a chance to think about connections between eighteenth-century… Read more »
by Belén Fernandez Crespo Harriet Geddes (Hagley 1790-Worcestershire 1868) was the wife of William Collins—painter and Royal Academician—and mother of Wilkie Collins—novelist, playwright, and sensation writer. Harriet’s contribution to her… Read more »
Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June 2025 Venue: Maison de la Recherche, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris Keynote Lecture: Gillian Dow (University of Southampton): “Louise Swanton-Belloc and Edgeworth in Paris” Other confirmed speakers include: James K…. Read more »
We are writing to let you know about a major new exhibition, Austen & Turner: A Country House Encounter at Harewood House from 2 May to 19 October to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of… Read more »
Romantic Poets is back and this time, I’m coming to you from the Lake District! Currently I am staying in a cottage in Ambleside as part of my Early Career… Read more »
Nordic Association of Romantic Studies (NARS) Conference University of Oslo: 10-12 September 2026 Call for Papers: Romantic Circulations This three-day conference at the University of Oslo invites scholars engaged in… Read more »
BARS has been requested to circulate this letter from Charlotte Wontner on the campaign to maintain Rydal Mount as a public museum. Dear All, I am writing with some urgency… Read more »
Anna Letitia Barbauld: Voicing Dissent conference University of York, 27-28 June 2025. REGISTRATION OPEN! Registration is now open for our conference, Anna Letitia Barbauld: Voicing Dissent, to be held at… Read more »
Tuesday 3rd June 202509:00 – 18:00Royal Holloway, University of London (Egham)No registration fees https://19clegacies.wixsite.com/19centurylegacies On Tuesday 3rd June Royal Holloway, University of London, in collaboration with the British Association of… Read more »
Ross Wilson is Professor of the History and Theory of Criticism at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the history, theory, and practice of literary criticism and on… Read more »