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Joined September 2008
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Delighted to announce the Thomas Gray Archive Autumn 2026 update. Read all about our recent work at the #ThomasGrayArchive: thomasgray.org/about/history… #c18th #ThomasGray #metres #poetry #antiquities #catalogue #18thCentury
Facsimile of the titlepage of Mason's 1773 edition of Gray's notes in Ellis's _English Atlas_ (1766)

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All 18 known surviving editions of Harris’s List of #CoventGardenLadies are now available in the #HarrissListDigitalArchive (IIIF and full-text), with over 2,600 entries, an interactive map, network analysis, and visualizations: harrisslist.prisms.digital/ #c18th #HarrissList #DH
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On this day (116 years ago), date of death of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). Poems are included in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: romanticperiodpoetry.org/aut… #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD
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On this date 329 years ago, date of birth of Nicholas Amhurst (1697-1742). Poems are included in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/… #c18th #poetry #DH #OTD
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On this day (188 years ago), date of death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838). Poems appear in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: romanticperiodpoetry.org/aut… #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD
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On this day, Allan Ramsay (1684-1758) and John Hervey, Baron of Ickworth (1696-1743)’s birth date. Poetry available in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/ #c18th #poetry #DH #OTD
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This day 284 years ago: Gray returned to Peterhouse, as a Fellow-Commoner, and resided permanently at Cambridge for the rest of his life. Find out more in the #ThomasGrayArchive: thomasgray.org/resources/gpl… #c18th #poetry #DH #ThomasGray #Peterhouse #OTD
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This day 157 years ago: death of Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869). Poetry available in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: romanticperiodpoetry.org/aut… #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD
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On this date 151 years ago, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) died this day. Poems are included in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: romanticperiodpoetry.org/aut… #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD
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Join A Halloween Guided Tour: Death, Dreams and the Supernatural 🕯️ and explore the dark imagination behind Horace Walpole’s little Gothic castle. 📍 Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham 🕰 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm & 3pm 🎟 Standard £24 | Student £20 tickets.strawberryhillhouse.…
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Alexander Huber retweeted
NY Public Library
@nyplOct 10
Read Banned Books! NYPL is dedicated to free and open access to information and knowledge—a mission that is directly opposed to book banning and censorship. Join #BannedBooksWeek with a “Read Banned Books” pennant and show your support for the right to read. Get yours on.nypl.org/4AOYZRc
A pennant on a wall features illustrations of books and reading glasses, with the text "Read Banned Books." Below, a small plant, tape dispenser, teapot, and stacked books are on a table.

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A person in a library holds a pennant that reads "Read Banned Books" with illustrations of books and a lamp. The background features shelves filled with various books.

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On this day, Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) and Mary Tighe (née Blachford) (1772-1810) born this day. Poems are included in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/ #c18th #poetry #DH #OTD
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OTD (223 years ago): Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803)’s death date. Poems appear in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: romanticperiodpoetry.org/aut… #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD
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Today marks the 315th anniversary of the birth of John Hoadly (1711-1776). Featured in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/… #c18th #poetry #DH #OTD
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🏰 CALL FOR PAPERS
Gothic 1730–1850: Traditions, Transmissions, Translations 📚 Literature, art, architecture & material culture
🗓 17–18 June 2027
✍️ Submit by 4 January 2027 Read the full call below & please share! strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/g…
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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!
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SEESXVIII
@siglo_18Oct 1
Se amplía hasta el 30 de noviembre el plazo para presentar sesiones y mesas en el congreso ISECS de Zaragoza 2027 #Enlightenment #Ilustración #XVIII #C18
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An unexpected place to find the best work on performance theory and analysis I’ve read in years, but The Oxford Handbook of the Georgian Theatre (ed. Swindells & Taylor) is exactly that. An absolutely brilliant volume. 📚🎭 @OUPAcademic #TheatreHistory #18thC #TheatreStudies
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Huber Digital@Huber_DigitalSep 28
Delighted to announce a major update to the #PRISMS digital scholarly editions platform: strengthened security and privacy, 24 #SPARQL examples with charts, maps, and networks, and search filters by holding and digitising institutions: prisms.digital/ #DSE #SemanticWeb
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SEESXVIII
@siglo_18Sep 1
Seminario Internacional de Jóvenes Dieciochistas, dirigido por Mónica Bolufer (Universitat de Valencia), Jesús Astigarraga (Universidad de Zaragoza) y Alicia Montoya (Radboud University). El seminario tendrá lugar en Teruel del 7 al 10 de julio de 2027, la semana antes del Congreso Internacional, con el tema ‘Libros, cartas e imperios en el Siglo de las #Luces’. La participación está limitada a 12 comunicantes y el plazo para la presentación de propuestas finaliza el 30 de septiembre de 2026. Las personas seleccionadas contarán con alojamiento gratuito y una ayuda de viaje de hasta 500 euros. isecs-zaragoza2027.net/semin… #C18
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