Francis Barber and Black British History
Since the publication in 2015 of The Fortunes of Francis Barber (now reissued in paperback) there has been…
Samuel Johnson
An A-Z of Poets – Part 2 (H-M)
National Poetry Day is a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share and enjoy poetry. Our Little Histories…
The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Francis Barber & Mr Foote’s Other Leg
Dr. Samuel Johnson’s Jamaican manservant and heir, Francis Barber, has been gaining attention over the past year. In…
Francis Barber: Biography, Celebrity, Obscurity by Michael Bundock
Francis Barber lived a remarkable life. As far as we know he was born a slave on a…
What Dr Johnson Knew: Julie Flavell takes us on a tour of Georgian London’s Fleet Street
When London Was Capital of America by Julie Flavell re-creates London’s heyday as the epicentre of the British empire. Today…