London 1664 : "By this means bread was always to be had in plenty, and as cheap as usual, as I said above; and provisions were never wanting in the markets, even to such a degree that I often wondered at it"
Journal of the Plague Year, Daniel Defoe, 1722.
Pickwick Papers book launch — Jan 22nd at 5.30pm at Paris Diderot (Olympe de Gouge building, room 347). I will be presenting the new French reedition of Dickens’s Pickwick Papers published by Gallimard — Quarto collection. See you there! #dickens#parisdiderot#quarto
All this time in academia, and no-one ever told me that the surefire way to make a successful research funding bid is simply to bring along the frozen head of a predecessor in the field.
#HisDarkMaterials
Have you been thinking about Dickens and his Publics?
We are currently accepting submissions for our 25th annual Symposium in London 17-19 July.
One page (250-300 word) abstracts for 20 min papers due Nov. 1 to [email protected].
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