Liverpool John Moores UniversityOutlineNineteenth-Century Matters is an initiative jointly run by the British Association for Romantic Studiesand the British Association for Victorian Studies. Now in its tenth year, it is… Read more »
The future of Rydal Mount, the final home of world-renowned poet William Wordsworth, has been secured thanks to a landmark acquisition by the Wordsworth Trust, working in partnership with The… Read more »
> The University of Edinburgh, Scotland > 28 to 30 June 2027, with an optional trip to Scott’s home, Abbotsford House, on 1 July The 14th instalment of the International Walter Scott conference returns… Read more »
ASSISTANT/PHD POSITION IN BRITISH OR AMERICAN LITERATURE (100%) STARTING DATE: 1 AUGUST 2026 The Institute of English Studies at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, is looking to hire a full-time… Read more »
We invite applications from qualified candidates who wish to complete a fully-funded doctorate examining the diverse ways in which eighteenth-century readers lived actively with print. The project will focus on… Read more »
As an avid fan of historical/Regency romance and period dramas more broadly, as well as a scholar of the long nineteenth century, I enjoy the world that Shonda Rhimes’ adaptation… Read more »
The 2026 Wordsworth Summer Conference at elegant Rydal Hall will be the 55th since Richard Wordsworth’s inaugural conference gathering in 1970. This year we continue the format pioneered by Richard,… Read more »
St Alban’s Cathedral welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Bobbitt, Professor Dale Townshend, and award-winning writer Rosie Garland for a study day to mark the 200th anniversary of Radcliffe’s poem ‘St Alban’s Abbey;… Read more »
When my wife died at the age of 33, Mary Shelley was a natural companion in my journey through grief. Widowed two hundred years before me when Percy Shelley drowned… Read more »
Notice from the Conference Organisers:This is just a quick note to remind BARS Conference delegates that the deadline for bursary applications is 16th March (next Monday). Please see your acceptance email for… Read more »