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LucretiaDorrit

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Dickensian and Victorianist. I also love the Flyers and New Wave music.

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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! (thanks @lucysetonw.bsky.social ) @dickenssociety.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#DickensClub - of interest. @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#DickensClub - I'm attending this talk of interest! @gaskellsociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social x.com/GaskellSocie...
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The Gaskell Society (@GaskellSociety) on X
Our next meeting is online (and by recording) on Sat 19 Sept. Helen Shay tells us about Gaskell’s relationship with her publishers (inc Dickens) and how asserting her views and rights indirectly contr...
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#DickensClub - of interest!! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#DickensClub - of interest. @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#DickensClub - of interest!!! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social x.com/dap1955/stat...
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charlesdickenspage.com (@dap1955) on X
Subscribe to my FREE Newsletter! https://t.co/7NaJasmLGa https://t.co/iaGSPRE1BQ
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
For a detailed (fictional) account, read #Dickens historical novel #BarnabyRudge - fantastic stuff! @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! Well done, @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social Thanks! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#DickensClub - also Fagin, Dodger, Barnaby Rudge Sr/Jr, Hugh, Dennis the Hangman @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#DickensClub - of interest @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social www.secretvictorianist.com/2026/03/the-...
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The 2026 History Through Fiction Conference in Quotes: Part One
This weekend I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker and leading a masterclass on what we can learn from Charles Dickens about writi...
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#DickensClub - "bring[ing] fiction to life" 🤞🤞 @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/03/30/n...
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A skeleton discovered in a Dutch church may belong to musketeer d'Artagnan
Human remains found in a church in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, one of the legendary French swordsmen who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers.
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
#DickensClub - Intrepid travelers embarking upon a journey through #Dickensland @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#DickensClub - OF INTEREST!!! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social Thanks to @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social on x www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
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BBC Arts announces major new series on Charles Dickens for the National Year of Reading 2026
A bold new series explores the life and inspirations of the nineteenth-century novelist, journalist and social campaigner
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
#DickensClub - of (🤭😂) interest From that other platform - just had to share! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! Lots of good stuff here! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#DickensClub- of interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=on4R...
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A Christmas Carol (2026) – First Trailer | Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
YouTube video by US Studio
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
#DickensClub - of interest @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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Rare items of Charles Dickens’ clothing to go on display in London
Exhibition includes linen shirt collar from when author suffered a fatal stroke along with other personal items
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#DickensClub - of interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#DickensClub - of interest!! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @lydiacraig.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#DickensClub - of interest!! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#DickensClub of Interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
#DickensClub - of interest 🖤 @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
#DickensClub - of interest. Road trip?? @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#DickensClub - of Great Interest! @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social (p.s. - I wish X/Twitter would put the correct picture on the shared post. I'm not a fan of self-promotion overriding content. Apologies) x.com/TED_ED/statu...
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TED-Ed on X: "The stone-hearted miser plagued by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. More than a century after his death, these remain iconic figures from the work of Charles Dickens. Which is something even Scrooge can't "bah! humbug!" at: https://t.co/Wytepg3Mxi" / X
The stone-hearted miser plagued by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. More than a century after his death, these remain iconic figures from the work of Charles Dickens. Which is something even Scrooge can't "bah! humbug!" at: https://t.co/Wytepg3Mxi
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#DickensClub - of yuletide interest! 🎄🔔 @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
@richardblade.bsky.social thought you might like this. The book & the song are fantastic!
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@ginadalfonzo.bsky.social Do you know the answer to this question? Or do you know someone else who might know? Thanks in advance.
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
#DickensClub - RIP Dr Slater! Thank you for the insight, scholarship, and joy you brought through your work. 💙🖤 @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @lucysetonw.bsky.social @thatdrooddude.bsky.social x.com/DickensFello...
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Dickens Fellowship on X: "The DF has received the very sad news that the brilliant Michael Slater MBE, Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College, President of the DF (1988-90), and former editor of 'The Dickensian' died today after a career devoted to the study of CD's life and work. https://t.co/DaKNjrURpq" / X
The DF has received the very sad news that the brilliant Michael Slater MBE, Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College, President of the DF (1988-90), and former editor of 'The Dickensian' died today after a career devoted to the study of CD's life and work. https://t.co/DaKNjrURpq
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#DickensClub - of interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#DickensClub - of Interest! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social x.com/BAVS_PGs/sta...
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BAVS Postgrads on X: "CFP: The Dickens Society – Novel Beginnings: A Virtual Conference Celebrating Charles Dickens’s Birthday 7 February 2026 (Deadline: 1 December 2025) https://t.co/KQmb9e6JWY" / X
CFP: The Dickens Society – Novel Beginnings: A Virtual Conference Celebrating Charles Dickens’s Birthday 7 February 2026 (Deadline: 1 December 2025) https://t.co/KQmb9e6JWY
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#DickensClub - another terrific talk!
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#DickensClub - This is wonderful! @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social youtu.be/-d4terCwJpU?...
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Journeys of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
YouTube video by Paul Lewis
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
@richardblade.bsky.social can you please explain why #CyndiLauper doesn’t get played on Sirius/xm 1st wave?? Seems like a hugh oversight on an otherwise fantastic station!
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Spent a lot of my teenage years listening to the Moody Blues and the BlueJays. RIP 💙
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
RIP 🖤 Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Or, well-known Manchester lady who founded an amazing library ! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The unknown Manchester lady who funded a Hogswart-style library
How Cuban-born Enriqueta Rylands spent more than £100m to set up the John Rylands Library.
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I enjoy it when posts align. @daveelseyfx.bsky.social @jamescswanton.bsky.social @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
My happy love in #Bath #DickensClub @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Rochester today - lovely! #DickensClub @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I made it! Delightful museum - thanks you! #DickensClub @dickenssociety.bsky.social @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
He was perfectly cast & wonderful! #DickensClub @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
#DickensClub - New episodes - Hooray!! Thanks, @dominicgerrard.bsky.social @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social x.com/DickensLette...
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Charles Dickens Letters Project on X: "Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire -- Our Principal Editor, Leon Litvack, talks with Dominic Gerrard about Our Mutual Friend and Dickens Letters: https://t.co/iaJGTVQ5rE https://t.co/2qHjWTJgz7" / X
Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire -- Our Principal Editor, Leon Litvack, talks with Dominic Gerrard about Our Mutual Friend and Dickens Letters: https://t.co/iaJGTVQ5rE https://t.co/2qHjWTJgz7
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I love A.S.Byatt!
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
@ginadalfonzo.bsky.social I though you might like this. ⛸️🙂 x.com/costume_soci...
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Costume Society UK on X: "In this week’s blog post, Costume Society member and freelance Conservator Tonya Outtram discusses her recent work supporting the display of Torvill and Dean’s Bolero costumes at @Newstead_Abbey. Read now at: https://t.co/oXuDLxPtzm" / X
In this week’s blog post, Costume Society member and freelance Conservator Tonya Outtram discusses her recent work supporting the display of Torvill and Dean’s Bolero costumes at @Newstead_Abbey. Read now at: https://t.co/oXuDLxPtzm
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
@littleseamstress.bsky.social have you seen this?? Thanks, @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social
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LucretiaDorrit @lucretiadorrit.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
#DickensClub - of interest, indeed! #Dombey @littleseamstress.bsky.social @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social @lucysetonw.bsky.social @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social @danarail.substack.com @thatdrooddude.bsky.social
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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
So @lydiacraig.bsky.social and myself were guests on @dominicgerrard.bsky.social’s wonderful podcast, Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire recently. Here we are talking about his poetry, including some readings of the best (and worst) bits:
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The Verse of Charles Dickens: with Lydia Craig & Emily Middleton - Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥
Dickens' genius as a novelist is acknowledged the world over ... but what was he like as a poet?Joining Dominic today to find out are the inimitable Dr. Lydia Craig & Dr. Emily Middleton who have ...
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