Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Qualifications
PhD (King's College London), MA (King's College London), PGCE (Institute of Education, University of London), BA (Hons) (University of Cambridge
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Research interests
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periodicals, popular culture and book history
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cultural geography and literary London
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nineteenth-century literature including Charles Dickens and G.W.M. Reynolds
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nineteenth-century print culture and visual culture
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Victorian drama and theatre
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nineteenth-century adventure fiction
I am currently working on a monograph about Billy Waters and popular culture, 1800-1860.
I am also co-editing a volume of essays on GWM Reynolds, and planning a future project about 'Adventurous Ageing' in Victorian adventure fiction and travel writing.
Research projects
I was awarded the 2016 Colby Prize for my monograph, 'Dickens, Reynolds and Mayhew on Wellington Street: The Print Culture of a Victorian Street'. I gave the Colby Lecture at the 2016 Research Society for Victorian Periodicals international conference in Kansas City.
Romantic Illustration Network (original facilitator)
Popular Literature and Culture Research Group (co-founder)
I am also working on a children's novel in my spare time.
Professional affiliations
Founding President, international GWM Reynolds Society
Research Society for Victorian Periodicals: Executive Board Member 2017-19
British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS): Executive Committee member 2010-14
North American Victorian Studies Association
British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS)
Consultancy work
Research Consultant to nineteenth-century historical fiction writers:
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Anthony Horowitz, Moriarty (Orion: 2014) and Foyle’s War, Eleventh Hour Films;
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Sam Christer House of Smoke (Sphere: 2015);
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Jess Kidd, Things in Jars (Canongate: 2019)
Teaching
Victorian Literature
Children's Literature
Popular fiction
Print culture
Links
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'Artists' Street: Thomas Stothard, R.H. Cromek, and literary illustration on London's Newman Street
Shannon, M. L., 1 May 2019, Romanticism and Illustration. Haywood, I., Matthews, S. & Shannon, M. L. (eds.). CUP, p. 243-266Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Multiple Lives of Billy Waters: Dangerous Theatricality and Networked Illustrations in Nineteenth-Century Popular Culture
Shannon, M. L., 1 Nov 2019, In: Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film. 46, 2, p. 161-189Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dickens in Byron's Chair: Authenticity, Author Portraits, and Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture
Shannon, M., 26 Mar 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE. 46, 1, p. 57-81Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colonial Networks and the Periodical Marketplace
Shannon, M., Mar 2017, Journalism and the Periodical Press in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Shattock, J. (ed.). Cambridge: CUP, p. 203-223 20 p. 12Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Country in the City: Dickens and the Idyllic River
Shannon, M., 13 Nov 2017, Victorian Sustainability in Literature and Culture. Parkins, W. (ed.). Routledge: Taylor & Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open AccessFile27 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Nineteenth-Century Studies Association Essay Prize: Honourable Mention
Shannon, Mary L. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize
Shannon, Mary L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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University English Early Career book prize - Shortlisted
Shannon, Mary L. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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BBC Radio Coventry: interview/expert contribution
Mary L. Shannon (Contributor)
2 Sep 2020Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media article or participation
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Victorian Popular Fictions (Journal)
Mary L. Shannon (Peer reviewer)
May 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Wimbledon BookFest: Judge on children's writing competition
Mary L. Shannon (Reviewer)
May 2020Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Festival/Exhibition
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Villages by the Sea, BBC2
Mary L. Shannon (Contributor)
5 Mar 2020Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media article or participation
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The Village by the Sea: expert on BBC programme
Mary L. Shannon (Interviewee)
2019Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media article or participation