Monday 1 December 2025

Dickens and Christmas 
by Lucinda Hawksley

Lucinda Hawksley will be returning to talk to us about all things Victorian and Christmassy. Drawing on her two seasonal books, Dickens and Christmas and Victorian Christmas, she’ll talk about how the festive season was celebrated in her great great great grandfather’s time, how his writings influenced the way in which Christmas was perceived, and how the 19th century is responsible for many of the seasonal traditions we still celebrate. ​

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Lucinda Hawksley

Lucinda has been to speak to us many times. She's a prize-winning author, researcher, broadcaster, lecturer and teacher.