March 2027: Oxford World's Classics edition of Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (1821) will be published. First modern, annotated edition of a novel that defined the age. In this plate by the Cruikshank brothers, the chums get in a fight & Egan has his notebook nicked. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

some #bars2026 highlights, as promised. Overall, an incredible conference. In general, everyone was so kind & generous with their time & conversation. Despite a precarious job market, ECR work was the highest standard I've witnessed, & there was a deep, comforting community spirit amongst us.

Last week also marked the end of my tenure on the BARS Exec (@bars.bsky.social), first as PGR (2022-24) and then ECR Officer (2024-26). These roles were a highlight of (and outlasted) my PhD, offering essential experience in conference organisation (tbt #BARS2023), mentoring, networking, and more /1

Fabulous few days in Birmingham for #BARS2026 (in person) with friends old and new. So many fantastic panels and a pleasure to present research from my new project on Bentley’s Standard Novels. Thanks to all who came along and offered feedback. Roll on next Thursday for the online day!

Ooh now this is exciting. Coming soon. link.springer.com/book/9783032...

Close Reading the Nineteenth Century

This book offers 18 new close readings of 19th‑century literature, linking Romantic and Victorian texts with fresh critical insights.

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Pleased to see this piece published in @theconversation.com yesterday. Thoughts I’ve had for a while made timely by our #NationalYearofReading: theconversation.com/from-moral-d... @uofgartshums.bsky.social

From moral decay to pure escapism: how attitudes to reading have changed over three centuries

Getting lost in a book is now regarded as an enriching experience – but a few hundred years ago, reading novels was considered a corrupting force.

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BARS PGR and ECR Representatives 2026–2028 Announced Please welcome @19thcenturyem.bsky.social as our PGR Representative and @laurabrook.bsky.social and @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social as our ECR Representatives!! For more information please see the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6543

Conference week is in full swing! A fun 48 hours in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 and shortly onto Birmingham for #BARS2026… @bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social

Thinking of all my @bars.bsky.social people as this years wonderful looking Birmingham conference kicks off today with @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social shenanigans! Missing you all from hospital 😭 Gimme some of that sweet sweet live sleeting #BARS26

📣 CfP - @rrrjournal.bsky.social Conference 2027 📣 Submissions are open for @rrrjournal.bsky.social conference on the theme Ecosystems in the Long Nineteenth-Century! Held at beautiful RHUL, this is not to be missed!!

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📣CfP Alert📣 We are delighted to announce that our CfP for the 2027 RRR conference is now open! The deadline for abstracts is the 25th of October. The focus will be on ecosystems of the long nineteenth century 🌱 We can’t wait to read your submissions!

📣CfP Alert📣 We are delighted to announce that our CfP for the 2027 RRR conference is now open! The deadline for abstracts is the 25th of October. The focus will be on ecosystems of the long nineteenth century 🌱 We can’t wait to read your submissions!

CFP: The 14th International Walter Scott Conference 28–30 June 2027 @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Papers invited papers on any & all aspects of Scott’s relationship to questions of politics, place & print culture. Deadline 1 Oct 2026 #C18 #C19 #romanticism #bookhistory llc.ed.ac.uk/english-and-...

The 14th International Walter Scott Conference | English and Scottish Literature | Literatures Languages and Culture

A three-day conference with talks, panels and a plenary session exploring the work of Scottish writer Walter Scott within the theme of 'Politics, Place and Print Culture'. Currently accepting submissi...

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Delighted to have launched the new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide with @glasgowburns.bsky.social. 225 years on, this Scottish tradition lives on as a global example of Living Heritage - 70+ countries and all 7 continents, including ANTARCTICA! 🐧 burns-supper-map.gla.ac.uk#2.25/37.70/-...

Following the 225th anniversary of the first ever Burns Suppers yesterday (21st July) we’re thrilled to share that the new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide is now LIVE and available here: burns-supper-map.gla.ac.uk#2.25/37.70/-... 1,000+ events in 2026 alone, 75 countries and 7 continents

To mark the occasion CRBS has also launched new webpages, offering fresh insights into the Burns Suppers as Living Heritage, and the individual categories of Living Heritage encompassed in this originally Scottish, and now global, tradition. Learn more and explore here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit...

The global survey of the Burns Suppers will continue to accept new submissions on a rolling basis. Map updates are scheduled for March and August each year. Please continue to #sendusyoursuppers and help grow this archive of the Burns Suppers as Living Heritage! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌍 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule, Owre blate to seek, owre proud to snool, Let him draw near… Robert Burns (1759–96) died #OTD, 21 July, aged 37. “A Bard’s Epitaph” is the final #poem in his Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786) #romanticism #C18 1/4

Tomorrow!!

The Centre for Robert Burns Studies@glasgowburns.bsky.social · 3w ago

1 week to go until the official 225th anniversary of the first ever Burns Supper! Join us next Tuesday 21st July at 6pm BST for the online launch of the new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...

“Nothing could be so delightful as the style of living in Scotland; the people were so frank & gay, & the manners so easy & engaging…” In Susan Ferrier’s 1818 novel MARRIAGE, #romantic English notions about the Highlands meet cold, damp reality… #BookWormSat #C18 💙📚 asls.org.uk/publications...

Infinite Women: Susan Edmonstone Ferrier In this episode of the @infinite-women.com podcast, @drcleoocy.bsky.social & @kateferrier.bsky.social discuss the author of MARRIAGE, the novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (1782–1854) #C18 #C19 #romanticism www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHj...

Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman and Kate Ferrier on Susan Edmonstone Ferrier

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1 week to go until the official 225th anniversary of the first ever Burns Supper! Join us next Tuesday 21st July at 6pm BST for the online launch of the new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...

Online Launch of the New Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide

An online gathering to celebrate 225 years since the first ever Burns Supper and to launch a new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide

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Don’t forget to complete our global survey of the Burns Supper by midnight BST tomorrow to ensure your Burns Supper appears on the map when it launches in person this Saturday 18th July at Burns Cottage in Alloway! Survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

The IASSL PhD Award is aimed at outstanding PhD dissertations on Scottish literature submitted outside of the UK (written in English or other languages). The first round is open for submissions! 🏆🎓 scotlit-iassl.org/awards/iassl...

Complete the survey by 15 July to see your Burns Supper included on the new map when it launches next Saturday!

The Centre for Robert Burns Studies@glasgowburns.bsky.social · 4w ago

Final call to take part in the #BurnsSupper225 global survey and ensure that your Supper appears on the map when it goes live on 18th July! 2 weeks to go until the official 225th anniversary of the first ever Burns Supper and counting… Access the survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌍

Join us for the big #BurnsSupper225 map launch on Saturday 18 July 2026 at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum! All very welcome. Details of our online launch to follow soon! Book tickets for the Burns Supper at 225 Years Open Day Reception here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-burns-...

The Burns Supper at 225 Years

The University of Glasgow's Centre for Robert Burns Studies is delighted to launch a new interactive map of Burns Suppers Worldwide.

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We’re excited to announce that the official launch of the new Interactive Map of Burns Suppers Worldwide will take place on Saturday 18th July at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland - book your tickets below! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-burns-...

The Burns Supper at 225 Years

The University of Glasgow's Centre for Robert Burns Studies is delighted to launch a new interactive map of Burns Suppers Worldwide.

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New publications by our members: the latest issue of 'Studies in Hogg & His World' 33-34 (2024-25), edited by Holly Faith Nelson. Available from the James Hogg Society. tinyurl.com/yeybzf2j Holly Faith Nelson & Sharon Alker on Hogg, ecology, and class; Patrick Scott on Hogg and Francis Jeffrey.

BARS | @bavs-uk.bsky.social Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship 2026 Awardee Announced Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Wilson!! More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6487

Robert Burns & Black Lives 24 June, Alloway – free Clark McGinn, author & honorary research fellow @glasgowburns.bsky.social, examines Burns’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade, highlighting the paradoxes & moral conflicts of the poet’s time #C18 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlight-...

Highlight Talk - Clark McGinn on Burns and Black Lives

Free Highlight Talk in the Robertson Room at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway.

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Applications are open for the 2026/27 BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship, offering expenses up to the value of £4000 to support a visiting scholar undertaking research into the long eighteenth century. More information and apply at bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a... @bsecs.bsky.social