Clare Clarke
@clareclarke.bsky.social
Lady Literature Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. Belfast based. Cat person. Expert on Sherlock, crime fiction, true crime, Victorian literature, and 19th century newspapers.
New book coming soon(ish)
Rep: Aevitas Creative UK
New book coming soon(ish)
Rep: Aevitas Creative UK
Obligatory photo of me and the Trinity big gold ball with added seagull!
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Obligatory photo of me and the Trinity big gold ball with added seagull!
Happy October 3rd to all who celebrate.
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy October 3rd to all who celebrate.
Double deckers babies 🥰
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Double deckers babies 🥰
One of the great uses of Michaelmas. And surely one of the best openings to a novel ever.
September 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
One of the great uses of Michaelmas. And surely one of the best openings to a novel ever.
Or Option 4: 15 years post-PhD but still just a little bébé.
September 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Or Option 4: 15 years post-PhD but still just a little bébé.
Life is short and at least half terrible. But this was joyful. The Wedding Present on a school night.
September 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Life is short and at least half terrible. But this was joyful. The Wedding Present on a school night.
This might be the single nicest paragraph ever written about my scholarship.
At a time when I’m feeling rather lacking in confidence about my work this is such an unexpected boost.
Thank you to the Dickens Studies Annual and especially to Michael
Harris-Peyton.
At a time when I’m feeling rather lacking in confidence about my work this is such an unexpected boost.
Thank you to the Dickens Studies Annual and especially to Michael
Harris-Peyton.
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This might be the single nicest paragraph ever written about my scholarship.
At a time when I’m feeling rather lacking in confidence about my work this is such an unexpected boost.
Thank you to the Dickens Studies Annual and especially to Michael
Harris-Peyton.
At a time when I’m feeling rather lacking in confidence about my work this is such an unexpected boost.
Thank you to the Dickens Studies Annual and especially to Michael
Harris-Peyton.
I am a silly person. I did not buy tickets for The Wedding Present for the gig in Belfast on Sunday night. (Ironically it was supposed to be a Wedding Anniversary Present!)
Are there any kind people out there who have 2 tickets to sell?? 🙏
Are there any kind people out there who have 2 tickets to sell?? 🙏
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I am a silly person. I did not buy tickets for The Wedding Present for the gig in Belfast on Sunday night. (Ironically it was supposed to be a Wedding Anniversary Present!)
Are there any kind people out there who have 2 tickets to sell?? 🙏
Are there any kind people out there who have 2 tickets to sell?? 🙏
Twenty six years married today! ❤️
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Twenty six years married today! ❤️
And me with it aged 17.
September 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And me with it aged 17.
Statutory annual photo of me with Trinity’s big golden ball.
September 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Statutory annual photo of me with Trinity’s big golden ball.
The glamorous life of the commuting lecturer.
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The glamorous life of the commuting lecturer.
Look at this absurd level of cuteness
September 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Look at this absurd level of cuteness
Tune in here for my tips on visiting Ireland
September 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tune in here for my tips on visiting Ireland
Three years ago today. Onwards and upwards.
September 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Three years ago today. Onwards and upwards.
More Teeny Bear 🐻
August 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
More Teeny Bear 🐻
Oh! You Pretty Thing!
August 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Oh! You Pretty Thing!
Teeny bébé Bear 🐻
Seven years ago. 💚
Seven years ago. 💚
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Teeny bébé Bear 🐻
Seven years ago. 💚
Seven years ago. 💚
Shout out to this very flattering mirror in Muu in Porto 🥰
August 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Shout out to this very flattering mirror in Muu in Porto 🥰
Jerry and Bear. (I promise)
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Jerry and Bear. (I promise)
We have a picture for our new album cover, I guess.
August 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We have a picture for our new album cover, I guess.
Me (and approx 500 other people) in the world’s most beautiful bookstore today.
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Me (and approx 500 other people) in the world’s most beautiful bookstore today.