Rebecca Hurst writes poetry, essays and libretti. As artist in residence at the JRRI in 2019-20, Rebecca worked on the Elaine Feinstein archive (with a particular focus on the 2005 hybrid novel 'The Russian Jerusalem'), and drafted a new auto-fictive narrative poem...
Early Modern Sermons and Annotations By Catherine Evans Last summer, I was granted an Early Career Research Fellowship at the John Rylands Library and spent two months working with the library holdings of annotated and manuscript early modern sermons. I’ve worked on...
Drew Thomas was a JRRI Early Career Fellow from May-June 2019. Here he talks about his research into the counterfeit book trade:If you have ever visited the beautiful historic reading room at the John Rylands Library, you may have noticed the many statues carved into...
Christopher Ohge (Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London) Part 1 A Definitive Object, a Solidity of Purpose "The plan appears to me very promising, and I hope, and that its success will further the amiable design of its...
Kate Gibson is a postdoctoral research assistant on the AHRC-funded project 'Faith in the Town: lay religion, urbanisation and industrialisation in England, 1740-1830'. In summer 2017, Kate undertook a three month Early Career Fellowship at the John Rylands Research...
Emerson Richards is a doctoral candidate at Indiana University Bloomington in the department of Comparative Literature and the Institute for Medieval Studies. Between September and December 2017, Emerson was the JRRI-Lilly Library visiting research fellow. Here, she...
Michael Smith is an Early Career Researcher who works on the history of emotions and religious culture in the early modern period. During summer 2018, Michael held an Early Career Fellowship at the John Rylands Research Institute, and his project was focused on...
Lizzy Spencer is an Early Career Researcher, who works on material culture, consumption and gender in the long 18th century. Between April and July 2018, Lizzy held an Early Career Fellowship at the John Rylands Research Institute, and her project was focused on women...
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