Tag Archives: Dr Nicola Wilson

Italian conference report

Nicola Wilson writes: ‘Democratic Highbrow’: Bloomsbury between elite and mass culture, University of Salerno, Italy, 8-9 May 2014 I was very fortunate to be invited to speak at this conference last week, in the beautiful and mountainous coastal town of … Continue reading

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New staff publication

Nicola Wilson, Patrick Parrinder and Andrew Nash write: New Directions in the History of the Novel (Palgrave Macmillan, published March 2014) edited by Patrick Parrinder, Andrew Nash and Nicola Wilson We were excited to see our edited book, New Directions … Continue reading

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Reading in the Times Literary Supplement this week

Two items in this week’s TLS come from members of the department. Professor Bryan Cheyette has a review of Elaine Feinstein’s It Goes with the Territory – Memoirs of a poet which he describes as a memoir that is ‘a … Continue reading

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Undergraduate research job opportunity

To Part 2 students: We are offering a paid summer UROP placement working with the archives of the Hogarth Press. For job ad and how to apply see: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/urop2012/placements/detail.aspx?id=426  

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Archives and Texts event today

Professor Alexis Weedon, Head of Journalism (University of Bedfordshire) & UNESCO Chair holder, New Media Forms of the Book and Professor Bob Owens (English Literature, University of Bedfordshire) will be talking on ‘Researching the Publishing History of The Pilgrim’s Progress’ at 5pm today in … Continue reading

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Archives and Texts Seminar Series

Dr Nicola Wilson (English), Dr Sophie Heywood and Dr Alison Martin (Modern Languages) write: We are delighted to announce this term’s programme for Archives & Texts. Please do come along. We have some excellent external speakers lined up and it … Continue reading

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Archives and Texts

We are pleased to see the return of the Archives and Texts seminar series, which will be running throughout the term. The first of these will be on Monday 21st October (wk 3) Dr Erica Brown (English, Sheffield Hallam) will be talking … Continue reading

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Ethel Carnie Holdsworth

Nicola Wilson writes: One hundred years ago today, on the 4th September 1913, Methuen published what is believed to be one of the first novels by a British working-class woman. Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886-1962) was a mill girl, brought up … Continue reading

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Postdoctoral success for Nicola Wilson – what a week!

Peter Robinson writes: I’m sure you’ll join me in congratulating Nicola Wilson, who has been successful with her BA Postdoctoral Fellowship application, the title of which is ‘The Book Society: the influence of Britain’s first mail-order book club on authors, … Continue reading

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An award-winning colleague: Nicola Wilson

The American Library Association writes: Nicola Wilson receives the 2013 Justin Winsor essay award from the Library History Round Table CHICAGO — The Library History Round Table has awarded Nicola Wilson the 2013 Justin Winsor Prize. The award, $100 and … Continue reading

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