Dr Penny Bradshaw
@drpennybradshaw.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Cumbria. Latest book is ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ (Bloomsbury Academic). Programme Leader for ‘MA Literature, Romanticism, and the Lake District’ at Ambleside.
Always a pleasure to attend the Cumbria Life awards - this time in my role as Trustee of The Armitt Library and Museum, who were nominated for best arts/culture venue. Such a special evening & good to see a literary figure taking home the award for Cumbrian of the Year 📚
A little urban walking today - around the streets, parks and canals of Lancaster. Despite the sunshine, the colours and quality of light suggest that we are at the season’s hinge 🍂
This Friday! Join me in Ambleside for a special curator’s tour of my book tie-in exhibition, ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ 🍄📚🍃
Dr Penny Bradshaw@drpennybradshaw.bsky.social · 3w agoJoin me in Ambleside on Friday 4 September at 2pm for a bespoke tour of my book tie-in exhibition at The Armitt Museum and Library: ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’. See here for details and to book: www.armitt.com/event-direct...
Very much enjoying having a re-listen to this Austen-inspired series of seasonal podcasts. Here’s the September episode: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
September
Podcast Episode · A Jane Austen Year · 31 August 2025 · 21min
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This Friday! Join me in Ambleside for a special curator’s tour of my book tie-in exhibition, ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ 🍄📚🍃
Dr Penny Bradshaw@drpennybradshaw.bsky.social · 3w agoJoin me in Ambleside on Friday 4 September at 2pm for a bespoke tour of my book tie-in exhibition at The Armitt Museum and Library: ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’. See here for details and to book: www.armitt.com/event-direct...
A day filled with gentle pleasures, from the red admiral who greeted me first thing to evensong at Lancaster Priory, where Beatrix Potter’s paternal grandparents were married in 1829 📚
A wander over a moody River Kent after my talk on Beatrix Potter’s ‘myriads of fairy fungi’ @kendalmuseum.bsky.social this afternoon. Such a lovely audience for the talk and some brilliant questions to follow 🍄📚🍃
Join me in Ambleside on Friday 4 September at 2pm for a bespoke tour of my book tie-in exhibition at The Armitt Museum and Library: ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’. See here for details and to book: www.armitt.com/event-direct...
I am giving a talk at Kendal Museum on Sat 29 Aug on Beatrix Potter's 'myriads of fairy fungi’. I’ll explore Potter's fascination with fungi, what attracted her to this field of study, and how imaginative & scientific approaches are intertwined in her thinking. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
In Search of Wilfred Owen A journey from Shropshire to Ors lewiswyndavies.substack.com/p/in-search-...
In Search of Wilfred Owen
A journey from Shropshire to Ors
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The loveliest of days walking the coves and woodland pathways of Silverdale under blue skies and in the company of many tiny holly blue butterflies. The perfect way to enjoy these last late summer days 🦋🍃☀️
Thinking about a new career direction or undertaking PG study in the fields of literary and cultural studies this September? Find out more about our unique MA in Literature, Romanticism, and the English Lake District (with full & part time study options available): www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/course...
One week tomorrow! Join me at Kendal Museum for a talk on Beatrix Potter's 'myriads of fairy fungi'. The talk will explore Potter's early mycological work and how this would go on to help shape her imaginative worlds. For further details and to book see link below📚🍄
Dr Penny Bradshaw@drpennybradshaw.bsky.social · 2mo agoI am giving a talk at Kendal Museum on Sat 29 Aug on Beatrix Potter's 'myriads of fairy fungi’. I’ll explore Potter's fascination with fungi, what attracted her to this field of study, and how imaginative & scientific approaches are intertwined in her thinking. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
And testament to the wonderful MA course in 'Literature, Romanticism & the English Lake District' that underpinned and inspired the research. Now available part-time - check it out @cumbriauni.bsky.social
This is wonderful news and a testament to the research and commitment of MA graduate @suewilkinson.bsky.social who rediscovered these plays and studied them and their performance history for her final MA Dissertation 📚🍃
Sue Wilkinson@suewilkinson.bsky.social · 3w agoSAVE THE DATE! On 10 October 2026, the Grasmere Dialect Plays will come 'home' to Grasmere Village Hall - for the first time since 1937. Re-created for C21st by members of the Lakeland Dialect Society & accompanied by fiddler Carolyn Francis & folklorist Sue Allan - it'll be a night to remember!
SAVE THE DATE! On 10 October 2026, the Grasmere Dialect Plays will come 'home' to Grasmere Village Hall - for the first time since 1937. Re-created for C21st by members of the Lakeland Dialect Society & accompanied by fiddler Carolyn Francis & folklorist Sue Allan - it'll be a night to remember!
Join me in Ambleside on Friday 4 September at 2pm for a bespoke tour of my book tie-in exhibition at The Armitt Museum and Library: ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’. See here for details and to book: www.armitt.com/event-direct...
A lovely 11 mile circular cycle ride today alongside Morecambe beach and Lancaster canal on my recently acquired, but pleasantly worn-in and sturdy, electric bike before tomorrow’s return to the desk.
The last of the light, setting in a peachy flush, over this lovely little edge of the south-east coast of Spain which has been our home for the last few days ☀️🌺🦎🦩
‘Very quickly, all the colours faded; it became darker & darker as at the beginning of a violent storm; the light sank & sank; we kept saying this is the shadow; & we thought now it is over…when suddenly the light went out’: Virginia Woolf on the 1927 eclipse: www.themarginalian.org/2018/05/09/v...
The beautiful (and free to visit) Roman theatre in Cartagena 🏛️
The close-up beauty of cicadas with those delicate wings and the gold sheen of the body.
Morning companions walking quietly beside me in the shallows of the Mar Menor - the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe🦩🦩🦩
The highlight of my year - spending a week away from the desk with my family. This year we are on the Southern Spanish coast with nearby beaches, vast blue skies & vivid colour. A long day of travel today will hopefully be followed by a some relaxation and exploration tomorrow 🌺
Glad to see that "The Fairy Caravan" is particularly praised here. It is a superb book. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beatrix Potter's 160 years of Lake District legacy
Hundreds of thousands of people visit Beatrix Potter attractions in Cumbria every year.
bbc.co.uk
Lovely Sunday beach-side jaunt with my newly acquired second-hand electric bike, to a soundtrack of curlews, oystercatchers and lapwings, along a shoreline sprinkled with sea-lavender and bees. Bliss…
Very excited to announce that I will be appearing at Kendal Mountain Festival on Sunday 22 November to discuss ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ 📚🍄🍃 kendalmountainfestival.eventive.org/schedule/6a44e…
Really blown away by the visitor feedback to my book tie-in exhibition which has been running at The Armitt Library & Museum in Ambleside since Feb. Many describe it as beautifully curated & inspiring, & one reviewer (nicely getting into the spirit of things) writes: ‘A is for Amazing exhibition’!📚🍄
