text by Magdalena Pypeć Published at the outset of heightened British imperial activity, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (hereafter referred to as Edwin Drood) contains more colonial references than any other Dickens’s work. All these references situate the “ancient English Cathedral town” from the novel within the larger diverse imperial context and the anxieties that […]
text by Agnieszka Sienkiewicz-Charlish 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of James Hogg’s seminal work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. James Hogg (1770–1835), often referred to as the “Ettrick Shepherd”, was a Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist who came from a humble rural background. Born into a family of […]
text by Dorota Osińska Warsaw Literary Meetings have been an integral part of our research. This series of one-day workshops is organised to generate discussions and encourage cooperation among scholars with diverse research interests. Each workshop focuses on a specific theme in the literary and cultural life of the 18th and 19th centuries, examining the […]
