“rising nightly among the metropolitans”: The Fun and Fascination of Victorian Theatre Adverts
This week I’ve been redrafting a chapter from my book about Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi, and remembering why Victorian …
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Miss Mackenzie: A Spinster, A Fortune and some Stumfolds
Miss Mackenzie is the title of a less-famous novel by Anthony Trollope, but it’s one I’ve been fascinated by ever …
‘so pure and rational an attachment’: Isabella Glyn’s Performance of Social and Sexual Risk at Sadler’s Wells
A couple of years ago I published this article in the journal Victorian Network, as part of my research into …
The Right Side of the Tracks: Railways in Classic Detective Fiction
Railways pervade the classic whodunnit. They bring detectives to the crime scene take criminals away from it, provide alibis and …
So Pure and Rational An Attachment: Women, Sex and the Duchess of Malfi on the Victorian Stage
The new issue of Victorian Network just came out, and it includes an article I wrote on the performance of …
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall
Doing the Reichenbach Falls as part of the Sherlock series? I love it. The idea is so self-indulgent, such a …
Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville
So, Sherlock takes on one of the classics. The Hound of the Baskervilles becomes The Hounds of Baskerville. Say what …
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
This was not an uncontroversial episode of Sherlock. But I’m going to leave the elephant over in that corner until …
Wan Spectre: The Woman in White on stage
First of all, Wilkie Collins’ Victorian sensation novel The Woman in White is not the same as Susan Hill’s ghost …
Gentlemen and Players: The Police and the Amateurs in Detective Fiction
The police have received a rather raw deal in classic detective fiction. Sherlock Holmes mentions the gentlemen of Scotland Yard …
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