At 11am on 4 March 2016, I’ll be one of Mary Beard’s interviewees in the documentary “Glad to be Grey”, on BBC Radio 4. http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/d2cffg/glad-to-be-grey I was interviewed about the history of Victorian beard dyeing, as the author of the book Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards rather than as a pogonophobe…. http://www.npg.org.uk/business/publications/moustacheswhiskers-beards.php
To celebrate the launch of my new book, Charles Dickens and his Circle, I shall be leading a guided walk around Dickens’s London, starting at 2pm on Weds 16 March, at Chancery Lane station. Tickets are available to buy in advance (please follow the link below), or feel free to email me ([email protected]) and reserve … Read more
On the evening of Weds 16 March, I’ll be talking about my new book, Charles Dickens and his Circle, at the Charles Dickens Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London. Tickets are now on sale (& must be booked in advance). http://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/89994054-an-exclusive-evening-with-lucinda-dickens-hawksley Attendees will also have the exclusive chance to see around the museum at night.
On the evening of Thurs 10 March, I’ll be launching my new book, Charles Dickens and his Circle, with a lecture and book signing at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Tickets must be booked in advance. http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/late-shift-1/lecture-10032016.php
My book, Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards, a history of facial hair in portraiture, came into being following a walk around the first floor of the National Portrait Gallery. I was with a colleague thinking up ideas for gallery talks. When we stopped in front of the enormously noxious beard sported by William Holman Hunt, my colleague noticed … Read more
On the evening of Wednesday 9 December, I’ll be talking about Princess Louise & signing copies of Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter at Booktowne in Manasquan, New Jersey. http://www.booktowne.com Please spread the word and please come along if you’re based in Philadelphia, New Jersey or New York.
On Weds 2 December (5pm-7pm) I’ll be talking about Princess Louise and signing copies of Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter at the River Oaks Bookstore in Houston, TX. http://www.riveroaksbookstore.com/cal-01.htm
http://www.npg.org.uk/business/publications/charles-dickens-and-his-circle.php
I’m thrilled to be joining fellow Dickensians Miriam Margolyes (who needs no introduction!) and Professor Michael Slater at the new Dickens & Christmas festival in Malton, Yorkshire, this December. I’ll be speaking at the Talbot Hotel on the afternoon of Saturday 19 December. Tickets are available now. http://m.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/13847435.Harry_Potter_star_headlines_new_Dickens_festival/