Harry R. McCarthy (offline)

And closely!

Me: Why do we think Little Lord Fauntleroy might have fallen out of favour with an American readership?
Student: Is it because it's really boring?

The Aaron Play

BEYOND hyped for this. coinandghost.org/aaron/

New humanities faculty join USC Dornsife New faculty specialize in Latin American fiction, Korean history, Russian poetry, philosophy and early modern English literature.

dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...

It’ll forever be stored in the archives 😊

Saw the Hamnet trailer last night. Looks wonderful, and sorry to be that guy, but… painted sets at the Globe?!

If in doubt, suit.

Six years as Dr Harry. This guy wouldn’t have believed what’s happening now. Photo by @pascaleexeter.bsky.social minutes after @lucycmunro.bsky.social & Jane Milling gave me my laurels.

How delightful to log back on and see this!

I’ve come to the conclusion that this really isn’t the site for me - so email for work (link in bio); Instagram for cocktails.

That Rise of a Genius show was WILD

Brilliant piece.

Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.

Why is it important to counter the Jane Austen 250th birthday frenzy in this moment? Because she is being used to promote neoimperial Brexit culture under the cover of white feminism as supposedly 'radical' 1/
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This thread is especially helpful (and reassuring!) to someone making the transition from one system into another - thank you!

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Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Erickson - a leading light and the ultimate role model for white scholars working within the field of PCRS—and beyond.

Wolf Hall Wolf Hall Wolf Hall

(battledores were made of wood and more like ping-pong bats... you would be *amazed* at the aerodynamic variations...)

Yes, seconded - not least since shuttlecocks = HIGHLY GENDERED and BAD FOR MASCULINITY

Many congratulations!

Stop doing this! Whoever is paying @timeshighered.bsky.social‬ for story after story is also funding environmental vandalism on a catastrophic scale. This isn't journalism, it's naive ethical bankruptcy - and intellectually and pedagogically obtuse.

Pretty good, but too sweet - I’d stick with the crumbles and the fools (rule for life)

My MIL is bringing gooseberry ice cream over this evening… will report back on that!

Nigella’s gooseberry and elderflower crumble (abbreviated here)

How lovely - thanks for tweeting!

Truly wonderful news xx

I personally am taking this as an invitation never to write anything again 🙏

Harry is sitting at a restaurant table on a terrace, wearing a white silk shirt and black sunglasses, and sipping from a martini glass

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety

(32 today 🎈)

YouTube video by Faculty of English, University of Oxford English Faculty / OWC Shakespeare webinar with Professor Emma Smith: Titus Andronicus

Great to see this year's Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare webinars making their way onto YouTube - here's @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and me in conversation about Titus Andronicus www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQv...

And thank YOU for organising a great event - I had a blast.