Katie Halsey – Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

Eighteenth-Century Studies at Stirling Writing Retreat

From 23-27 May 2022, several members of the Books and Borrowing team (Katie, Gerry, Maxine, Cleo, Josh, and Danni) participated[…]

21 March 2022 was World Poetry Day. The Books and Borrowing team were either observing the strike action called by[…]

Today, 8 March, 2022 is International Women’s Day, and I’m therefore going to take the opportunity to reflect a little,[…]

In this blog, I am initiating a new thread in our blogposts, which we’re calling ‘Forgotten Best-Sellers’, in homage to[…]

We are now at the midway point of the Books and Borrowing project! We are eighteen months in, with eighteen[…]

As the festive season approaches, I thought I would write something to get us all in the mood for Christmas.[…]

I’ve long been fascinated by the idea of a salon – and the women who ran salons in the eighteenth[…]

The Books and Borrowing team were all saddened to hear of the recent death of William St Clair. In what[…]

Like Harriot Byron, I ask, what am I to do with my gratitude? I can do nothing but thank you[…]

News that archives and libraries are now able to re-open has been enormously welcome to the whole project team as[…]