Bergson was once so famous that people climbed up the side of the College de France to hear him. It seems hard to imagine any current philosopher causing so much excitement. To revisit a time when this was possible, preorder my biography of Bergson Preorder links in thread 🧵

New #blog post is up: “After Dickens: His Influences in Fiction 1879-1914.” The post discusses authors HG Wells, Israel Zangwell, George Gissing and more! dickenssociety.org/archives/4506

New on the blog: “From Bleak House to Birmingham: New Perspectives on Dickens at the 29th Annual Symposium” dickenssociety.org/archives/4570

Happy 165th birthday to Henri Bergson, the philosopher who was once so famous that people climbed up the side of his lecture theatre at the Collège de France to listen in. Here's photographic evidence from 1914

I can't wait to read this. "At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity." Emily Herring 📖✨

A new haunted blog post is live! Contributed by the wonderful Dr Katie Bell 👻📖✨

As we progress into 2025, let us try to take Dickens’s approach to the New Year as a time for regeneration and working to become our better selves. New on the blog: dickenssociety.org/archives/4701

Illustration (1887) for Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Jules Verne] by Edouard Gelhay (French, lived 1856-1939). “We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.”

Exciting news! Registration is live for CNCSI Contagion and Contamination in the 19C! An amazing line-up of speakers on: 🧛Vampires & flu 🦠Imperialism & germs 🇮🇳Cholera in India 🌊Contamined waterways 🌳Ecology & microbes 🏛️Curation of #19C exhibits cn-csi.com/event/contagio…

Coming out in May, The Roma: A Travelling History. I can't wait to read this. Congratulations Madeline Potter 💜

📣Calling all L19thC researchers! CFP for upcoming School of English (University of St Andrews) conference ‘Undercover Agents: Women, Crime, and Detection in the Global Nineteenth Century’ Deadline: 30 April See below for more information

The Dickens Society is delighted to announce a call for presentations for an online event entitled Dickens and Death. Please submit your proposals to [email protected] by 1st May! 📖 Here is the link to our call for submissions: dickenssociety.org/archives/4746

Only a few days left to submit a proposal for our Dickens and Death event! Send your proposals to [email protected] by 1st May to join us 📖 Here is the link to our call for submissions: dickenssociety.org/archives/4746 The Dickens Society BAVS BAVS Postgrads

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming online event titled Dickens and Death. This free online event will feature three talks centered on the theme of Dickens and Death, followed by a live discussion and Q&A. Join us and register below: eventbrite.com/e/dickens-and-…

Congratulations to my wonderful friend Madeline Potter on the publication of your book. 📖✨️ I have been reading this and feeling a myriad of emotions with every sentence. Your words are beautiful, powerful, heartbreaking and breathtaking, all at once. ❤️💚💙

Join us at 6pm BST today for our Dickens and Death free online event! 📖

The Dickens Society invites submissions for its sponsored hybrid panel at the 57th NeMLA convention, which takes as its theme the concept of “(Re)generation.” This event will be held in Pittsburgh, PA in March 2026. Please find the link for the CFP: cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/2…

We are seeking submissions from scholars and enthusiasts studying any aspect of the 19th century in connection with Charles Dickens! 🖋