Just finished "Not Far From Brideshead" by Daisy Dunn. Fascinating read on inter-war Oxford blending myth and reality, with sharp nods to Waugh and classicism! dailymail.co.uk/home/event/art…

*Out today in paperback!* 👩‍🎓🍾🎉

I just read this and it's fabulous.

Motor cars in Oxford #NotFarFromBrideshead

Astonished that Gilbert Murray, classical translator & Professor of Greek, gave a talk about the time he took cocaine. Did I somehow miss this in your wonderful Not Far From Brideshead, ⁦Dr Daisy Dunn⁩? #ClassicsTwitter

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Friends, please do join this online auction today to raise funds for brave 7-year-old Max to receive treatment for a rare form of brain cancer. Bidding on books closes at 10pm:

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If you're in or near Buckingham this Friday it would be a pleasure to see you at the splendid History Fest. I'll be discussing women of the ancient world at 11.30am.

#ArtHistoryNow forarthistory.org.uk/art-history-no…

Tomorrow!

And this Saturday I'll be at Chiswick Book Festival at 12.30pm - hope to see you there! ticketsource.co.uk/chiswickbookfe….

I'm really delighted to be an advocate for Art History Now. The subject matters. Here's why: forarthistory.org.uk/art-history-no…

'One wonders whether on some level Bowie identified with Berlin as a city which was facing an uncertain future.' ✍️ Daisy Dunn

THE MISSING THREAD by Dr Daisy Dunn is reviewed in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted! Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Zn2huj

EI Weekly Listen — Dr Daisy Dunn on the pursuit of greatness engelsbergideas.com/podcast/ei-wee…

One of my favourite frescoes. It was found near #Pompeii at Stabiae. Pliny the Elder was here during the eruption of #Vesuvius in AD 79. He stood on the coast, a pillow tied to his head for protection, to see if he could escape. Sadly he couldn't #IntheShadowofVesuvius