Lucinda Hawksley
@lucindahawksley.bsky.social
Author, broadcaster, lecturer & travel writer. Art historian, literature lover, Dickens expert (& descendant). Goldster podcast presenter. President of the International Dickens Fellowship.
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Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London
Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.
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Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Join me on Mon 1 Dec (2.30pm) for my #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of London (FYI if you can't make midweek, I'm doing it again on Sun 7 Dec). Find me on
Eventbrite & follow to find all upcoming events. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Eventbrite & follow to find all upcoming events. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London
Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Join me on Mon 1 Dec (2.30pm) for my #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of London (FYI if you can't make midweek, I'm doing it again on Sun 7 Dec). Find me on
Eventbrite & follow to find all upcoming events. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Eventbrite & follow to find all upcoming events. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London
Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
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Members of the Society of Authors have newly elected four of their peers to represent authors’ views on the Management Committee (the Board).
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@ajwestauthor.bsky.social, @iangiles.bsky.social, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social
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SoA members
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November 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Members of the Society of Authors have newly elected four of their peers to represent authors’ views on the Management Committee (the Board).
SoA members
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social, @iangiles.bsky.social, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social
now join the committee.
SoA members
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social, @iangiles.bsky.social, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social
now join the committee.
Join me at the historic #Whitby pub The White Horse and Griffin this Saturday night (8 November) for a very special Dickens-and Whitby themed evening whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/what-t...
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Join me at the historic #Whitby pub The White Horse and Griffin this Saturday night (8 November) for a very special Dickens-and Whitby themed evening whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/what-t...
“The Fate of #Ophelia: Taylor Swift and Lizzie #Siddal” is my latest #Substack article. Discover the Victorian supermodel who has inspired generations of creators including #TaylorSwift. open.substack.com/pub/lucindah...
The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift and Lizzie Siddal
If, like so much of the world, you’ve been listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl, you’ll know that the first track is ‘The Fate of Ophelia’.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“The Fate of #Ophelia: Taylor Swift and Lizzie #Siddal” is my latest #Substack article. Discover the Victorian supermodel who has inspired generations of creators including #TaylorSwift. open.substack.com/pub/lucindah...
I'm so looking forward to this event on Friday. Shaun Usher's new book "Diaries of Note" is so compelling, I was late for our zoom prep chat because I was reading it ! I don't think he minded, when I explained ;) Come and join us in #Whitby if you can. whitbylitfest.org.uk/events/ #LitFest
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I'm so looking forward to this event on Friday. Shaun Usher's new book "Diaries of Note" is so compelling, I was late for our zoom prep chat because I was reading it ! I don't think he minded, when I explained ;) Come and join us in #Whitby if you can. whitbylitfest.org.uk/events/ #LitFest
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If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...
This #Halloween discover on my #Substack the story of how #arsenic insinuated itself into Victorian homes, and why William Morris thought doctors had been "bitten by #witch fever". #book #Victorian #history #BittenByWitchFever #WilliamMorris lucindahawksley.substack.com/p/bitten-by-...
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This #Halloween discover on my #Substack the story of how #arsenic insinuated itself into Victorian homes, and why William Morris thought doctors had been "bitten by #witch fever". #book #Victorian #history #BittenByWitchFever #WilliamMorris lucindahawksley.substack.com/p/bitten-by-...
Happy Hallowe’en! It's amazing how many people thought the wallpaper reproductions in my book ‘Bitten By Witch Fever’ actually contained #arsenic! Look closely at the book jacket to find a hidden arsenic bottle…. www.lucindahawksley.com/books/bitten... #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happy Hallowe’en! It's amazing how many people thought the wallpaper reproductions in my book ‘Bitten By Witch Fever’ actually contained #arsenic! Look closely at the book jacket to find a hidden arsenic bottle…. www.lucindahawksley.com/books/bitten... #Halloween
If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The Stone Age Runs Wild at Star Carr: An evening with Greg Jenner and Nicky Milner
Join Greg Jenner and Professor Nicky Milner for a Stone Age talk, covering Star Carr and Greg's book, Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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At the very start of my career, I was an assistant editor on this #book, and it remains one of the books I’m most proud of in my career. Even all these years on, I frequently see it on whale-watching boats, all over the world. #cetaceans #travel #whales #dolphins #porpoises #cetology
February 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
At the very start of my career, I was an assistant editor on this #book, and it remains one of the books I’m most proud of in my career. Even all these years on, I frequently see it on whale-watching boats, all over the world. #cetaceans #travel #whales #dolphins #porpoises #cetology
Tonight I’m talking about “Bitten By Witch Fever” to the WI. I’ve not done a WI group for ages. They’re always lovely.
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tonight I’m talking about “Bitten By Witch Fever” to the WI. I’ve not done a WI group for ages. They’re always lovely.
Did you know that Charles #Dickens was a travel writer as well as a novelist? He wrote two travelogues and many travel articles. My #book “Dickens and #Travel” is currently on a train on its way to #Nottingham where I’ll be giving a talk to the Dickens Fellowship -
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Did you know that Charles #Dickens was a travel writer as well as a novelist? He wrote two travelogues and many travel articles. My #book “Dickens and #Travel” is currently on a train on its way to #Nottingham where I’ll be giving a talk to the Dickens Fellowship -
If you're a member of the Society of Authors, please remember to vote and to return your ballot papers - the deadline is on Wednesday 22 October. societyofauthors.org/2025/09/09/m... @societyofauthors.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you're a member of the Society of Authors, please remember to vote and to return your ballot papers - the deadline is on Wednesday 22 October. societyofauthors.org/2025/09/09/m... @societyofauthors.bsky.social
Sound check done, make-up on & getting ready to appear on stage with #MiriamMargolyes to talk about “The Little Book of Miriam”. #author #theatre #Southampton #books
October 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sound check done, make-up on & getting ready to appear on stage with #MiriamMargolyes to talk about “The Little Book of Miriam”. #author #theatre #Southampton #books
Look how beautiful Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but inside it’s gorgeous. It seats over 2,700 people! #stagefright #MiriamMargolyes
October 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Look how beautiful Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but inside it’s gorgeous. It seats over 2,700 people! #stagefright #MiriamMargolyes
Some diverse reading: on Friday night I interviewed Tim Spector - who was really fascinating and lovely - at Wells Lit Fest, and tonight I’m interviewing the amazing Miriam Margolyes at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. #authors #books #writing #Ferment #comedy #LitFest
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm doing an event at The Museum of the Home on Sun 7 December. Tickets are on sale now. museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/a-d...
A Dickensian Christmas Talk with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley - Museum of the Home
Who better to get you into the Christmas spirit than a direct descendant of Charles Dickens? Join Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, author of Dickens…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I'm doing an event at The Museum of the Home on Sun 7 December. Tickets are on sale now. museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/a-d...
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Farewell #JillyCooper, from one dog lover to another. All my memories of you are kind ones. If you've ever wanted to know where Jilly got the inspiration to name one of her most famous characters, read on..... open.substack.com/pub/lucindah...
October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Farewell #JillyCooper, from one dog lover to another. All my memories of you are kind ones. If you've ever wanted to know where Jilly got the inspiration to name one of her most famous characters, read on..... open.substack.com/pub/lucindah...
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A landscape with a toxic past gives wildlife a chance to thrive in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The unlikely success of wildlife in lead country | Mark Cocker
Bonsall, Derbyshire: It was, in fact, the poison in the ground that prevented this patch from becoming cattle country – then nature took care of itself
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October 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A landscape with a toxic past gives wildlife a chance to thrive in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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✒️This week in The Detective's Notebook I'm investigating the mysterious death of Charles Bravo, who died from antimony poisoning at his home in Balham in 1876. There were three prime suspects: his wife Florence, her companion and her former lover 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-balham...
The Balham Mystery
The unsolved poisoning of Charles Bravo
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October 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
✒️This week in The Detective's Notebook I'm investigating the mysterious death of Charles Bravo, who died from antimony poisoning at his home in Balham in 1876. There were three prime suspects: his wife Florence, her companion and her former lover 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-balham...