text by Magdalena Pypeć One of the pressing social issues that deeply concerned Charles Dickens was the need for universal education and comprehensive sanitary reform, both of which he deemed essential to improving the lives of the poor. In Dickens’s view, these two causes were inextricably linked. This connection is vividly illustrated in A Christmas […]
text by Aleksandra Gałązka Georgius Ultimus Almost two hundred years ago, on June 26th, 1830, the penultimate monarch of the British House of Hanover died. First the Prince of Wales, then the Regent, and finally King, George IV did not enjoy a good reputation either during his lifetime or posthumously. His excessive self-indulgence, scandalous debauchery, […]
text by Konrad Zaręba Following our recent workshop, WLM: Rising Stars 3, titled “Spectres of Gothic Literature: Reflections, Reworkings, Reinventions”, which featured two presentations focusing on vampire characters, I was struck by the enduring prominence of vampirism in scholarly discourse. Among the variety of Gothic monsters, vampires continue to captivate audiences through their dichotomous nature, […]
