In autumn, we don’t just eat, we feast on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Chapter 5 open, fork poised over literary delight, puzzle and sculpture to taste the story with our eyes… Savouring every detail of this classic this season.

I love my copies of The Last Man, Frankenstein, and Lodore, but it’s maddening that Mary Shelley’s other novels barely exist in print.

I have a few things to say about this...

Today I got the chance to see the first copy of William Blake's America a Prophecy which was published in 1793! My first time seeing a book that old and original!

I'm so excited to share that I'll take a part in BARS Digital Symposium Global Romanticism with Byron's Ottoman Impressions

Romanticism, according to my cat: sit dramatically, ignore citations, repeat. Pure Romantic rebellion.

Now that the seminar phase has ended, here’s a post looking back on a semester with the Romantics. These are some of the books I read, filled with powerful stories, emotional poems, and ideas that lingered long into the night. Research? If the poets start to feel like friends then it absolutely was.

Hello Bluesky!
I’m thrilled to share that my roundtable on the Villa Diodati circle — Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Byron, and Polidori — has been accepted for @bars.bsky.social BARS Digital Events (Autumn 2025)!
We’ll explore how the climate crisis shaped the apocalyptic themes of their works. 🌋📚