Mary L. Shannon

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A Preface to “The Short Stories of G. W. M. Reynolds” By Stephen Knight Having worked and published on Reynolds’ fiction for some years, starting with his grand The Mysteries of London as a major example of the mid-nineteenth century ‘Mysteries’ genre, and then moving through all his novels in my study of 2019, it kept coming to my attention that one of the elements in the major maltreatment of this prolific, rich and intriguing radical author by the English literary establishment was that though his novels were available — both in elderly copies from his great Victorian popularity and increasingly from the new genre of mechanical reprints — no work had been done on his short stories, especially not in collecting and reprinting them.

A Preface to “The Short Stories of G. W. M. Reynolds”

By Stephen Knight Having worked and published on Reynolds’ fiction for some years, starting with his grand The Mysteries of London as a major example of the mid-nineteenth century ‘Mysteries’ genre, and then moving through all his novels in my…

An Announcement Hello! My name is Katelyn, and I am an undergraduate literature and history student working with the G. W. M. Reynolds society to release some of Reynolds’s short stories. Curated by Dr. Stephen Knight, Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne, these stories have been collected from Reynolds’s various newspaper and magazine publications. Despite his success and fame during his own time, Reynolds’s work is often out of print and difficult to access, so we hope that by making them free to access digitally we can promote the use of Reynolds across college classrooms and in scholarly research.

An Announcement

Hello! My name is Katelyn, and I am an undergraduate literature and history student working with the G. W. M. Reynolds society to release some of Reynolds’s short stories. Curated by Dr. Stephen Knight, Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne, these stories have been…

The Cambridge Companion to Folk Music edited by the brilliant Ross Cole is now officially published & out in the world - and I’ve got an essay in it! Buzzing 🐝 🐝 🐝

Jump Billy! A celebration of English folk's diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters.

Delighted to share that more tickets released for Jump Billy! 25.03.26 🎻🪗🪕🎶

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Annual lecture | The Centre for Victorian Studies | University of Leicester Find out more about our latest annual public lecture, hosted by the Centre for Victorian Studies at the University of Leicester

I'm giving the Leicester Victorian Studies Annual Lecture next week!
Come along and explore fame, race, and disability in the 19th c
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Thanks for spreading the word @asyquia.bsky.social ! We loved doing the workshop on these resources for your students.

Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action | What's On Join us online for Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action, a two-day virtual conference hosted by Shakespeare's Globe.

I'm so looking forward to chairing the panel on ‘Recovering Intersectional Race and Disability’ at this online conference hosted by Shakespeare's Globe on Friday and Saturday this week. Please do join us!

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Thanks so much for covering #JumpBilly for us, @folklondon.co.uk !

Gig @efdss.bsky.social

Tickets www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...

Time to treat yourself to some lovely books from @yalepress.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social ...?

I have my own shopping list ready for xmas...

If you wanted to read #BillyWatersIsDancing, now's the time...

...grab a deal on that and loads of other fab @yalepress.bsky.social book!

I'm going to see Granny's Attic tomorrow and can't wait!

I've deliberately not read this review till afterwards though.

Anyone else avoid reviews of bands/plays/performances they know they're going to whatever so they can enjoy without preconceptions?

Teaching English: our flagship magazine, redesigned, refreshed and reimagined. We’re delighted to share the autumn issue — in the post and online next week. The magazine continues to showcase some of the best writing about English teaching. #NATE

Please reshare! I'd love to hear from potential candidates with research interests in disability studies and the arts...

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#spottedinthewild...

Thanks @treadwells-books.bsky.social for highlighting #BillyWatersIsDancing @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social in your bookshop window in London's Store street!

(with thanks to Laura Way for the spot and the snap)

Thanks so much for the shout-out @libraryaac.bsky.social !

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Holding Mariam Muwanga's book "Modeling the African Diaspora" in front of a wall overgrown with autumnal leaves and vines

Mariam Muwanga's 2025 study "Modeling the African Diaspora" contributes to the field of critical race theory, combining it with #narratology & #diasporastudies to highlight 3 new concepts in novels by Black British writers #SamSelvon #BernadineEvaristo #AndreaLevy #ZadieSmith & #DiranAdebayo

Holding Shawn-Naphtali Sobers's book "Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative" in front of a wall overgrown with autumnal leaves and vines

Shawn-Naphtali Sobers's 2023 book "Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative" walks us readers through a Black British family home, examining the lives, stuff & stories of Black Brits post-1950 through the lens of #MaterialCulture & various media in #CulturalHistory

#BlackHistoryMonth

Holding the book "Black Redcoats" in front of a wall overgrown with autumnal leaves and vines

Fighting American slaveowners in the Anglo-American War of 1812, the "Black Redcoats" were a regiment of enslaved Black people who escaped slavery to fight under the British flag, Matthew Taylor writes @blackredcoats.bsky.social


#MilitaryHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #AmericanHistory #BritishHistory

Holding a stack of 4 books in front of a wall overgrown with vines and leaves in autumnal shades of red, yellow and green. Titles of the books in the replies

Did you know that the UK celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth in October?
Check out the replies of this thread to find 4 new books on #BlackHistory & #LiteraryStudies & #BlackCulture in the UK, new to our collection!

#BritishHistory

I meant Wednesday March 25th 2026...!

Jump Billy! A celebration of English folk's diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters.

Excited to announce this gig I'm hosting at Cecil Sharp House Camden on Wednesday March 26.

Tickets on sale now: its going to be a fun night!

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Martin Simpson “One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever" The Guardian

One of England’s most revered folk performers, Martin Simpson returns to Cecil Sharp House later this month to preview new material and reimagine his well-loved hits.

Thu 16 Oct
7.30pm
Book now bit.ly/3GP7WTm

Thanks so much! Don't forget everyone that CPD workshop is available online as a recording thanks to @ales-araukie.bsky.social

Delighted to announce that #BillyWatersIsDancing
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is an NYC Big Book Awards 2025 winner (History - World)

#2025NYCBBA #NYCBigBookAward #BigBookAward

I'm back from my summer social media holiday and here's what I read in August #summerreading 📚

I have a ticket and I'm excited 😃🎻🪉🎶🪗🪈🪕🎹🎶

I still can’t quite believe this actually happened, but here’s evidence! The full Sorrow Songs concert at BBC Proms at the lovely Glasshouse Gateshead is now available for listening on @bbcsounds.bsky.social 🙏🏾🖤 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

So delighted for you Angeline; so well deserved. I hope you had the most marvellous time. Wish I could have been there live!

A lovely surprise today: my copy of Imprint magazine from #americanhistoricalprintcollectorssociety in which my article on #BillyWaters appears!