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Lucinda Hawksley (born 17 November 1977) is an English biographer, author, lecturer, and travel writer.


Career

Hawksley studied literature and education before starting her career as a book editor. She took a
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in literature and the
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and organised and curated an exhibition of the paintings of her relative Kate Dickens-Perugini in 2002 at the
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in London. She is an author, travel writer, lecturer and broadcaster. Her books include biographies, social histories, art history and travel writing: ''Bitten by Witch Fever'', Thames & Hudson, 2016; ''Charles Dickens and his Circle'', NPG, 2016; ''A London Treasury'', Andre Deutsch, 2015; ''Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise'', Thomas Dunne (NYC) 2015; ''A Victorian Treasury'', Andre Deutsch, 2015; ''Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards'', NPG, 2014; ''The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Rebellious Daughter'', Chatto, 2013; ''March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement'', Andre Deutsch, 2013; ''What Makes Great Art'', Quintessence, 2012 (co-authored with artist Andy Pankhurst); ''Charles Dickens'', Andre Deutsch, 2011; ''50 British Artists You Should Know'', Prestel, 2011; ''Katey: The Life and Loves of Dickens’s Artist Daughter'', Doubleday, 2006; ''Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel'', Andre Deutsch, 2004; ''A Tale of Two Cities'', retold for children, Usborne, 2002; ''Essential Pre-Raphaelites'', Dempsey Parr, 1999; ''London'', Siena, 1999. ''Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel'' was Book of the Week on
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in 2004. Her co-authored works include the 19th and early 20th-century sections of 'The Essential History of Art' (2000) and 'An Encyclopedia of British History' (2001); ''501 Great Artists'', (Quintet Publishing, 2008); ''1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die'' (Quintet Publishing, 2006); ''Eyewitness Art'' (Dorling Kindersley, 2006); ''Europe 2006'' (Bradmans Business Travel Guides, 2005), ''The History of the Bra'' (Studio Cactus, 2004); ''Europe 2005'' (Bradmans Business Travel Guides, 2004); ''An Encyclopaedia of British History'' (Star Fire, 2001); ''Essential History of Art'' (Dempsey Parr, 2000); ''Essential van Gogh'' (Dempsey Parr, 2000) and ''Essential Michelangelo'' (Dempsey Parr, 2000). Hawksley's ''Essential Pre-Raphaelites'' (1999) has become a best seller and led to an invitation to lecture on 'Pre-Raphaelite Artists: The Connection Between Their Lives and Work' at the
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. As a speaker and lecturer she has spoken at the International Charles Dickens Conference, the
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in
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, the National Portrait Gallery in
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, the
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, the Kensington Hilton in London, the
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in
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; the Chicago Dickens Holiday Festival, the Dickens on the Strand festival in Galveston, Texas; Washington & Lee University, VA; Santa Fe College, FL; Arkansas State University; Southwestern University, TX; the University of Kolkata; the British Council in India; and the Free Library in Philadelphia, PA; as well as many other art galleries, universities and libraries around the world. In December 2007 she appeared as herself in the
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docudrama ''Charles Dickens & the Invention of Christmas'', written and presented by
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. She also appeared in
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's 2008 documentary ''Dickens's Secret Lover'', which was concerned with Dickens's relationship with the actress
Ellen Ternan Ellen Lawless Ternan (3 March 1839 – 25 April 1914), also known as Nelly Ternan or Nelly Wharton-Robinson, was an English actress known for association with the author Charles Dickens. Birth and family life Ellen Ternan was born in Roche ...
. In December 2011 she appeared on
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's ''
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'' and for
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in ''Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas'', during which she was interviewed by
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. In January 2013 she appeared in all three episodes of
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's ''Queen Victoria's Children'' and in an episode of ''
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'' which was concerned with the affair between
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and
Ellen Ternan Ellen Lawless Ternan (3 March 1839 – 25 April 1914), also known as Nelly Ternan or Nelly Wharton-Robinson, was an English actress known for association with the author Charles Dickens. Birth and family life Ellen Ternan was born in Roche ...
. She has appeared twice on
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's ''
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'', interviewed about Lizzie Siddal and about Charles Dickens's will. She was the presenter for BBC One's ''Inside Out London: Dickens and Health'' Her radio appearances include ''
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'' (BBC Radio 4); ''
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'' (BBC Radio 4); ''The Aled Jones Show'' (BBC Radio 2); ''The Robert Elms Show'' (BBC London); ''The Lynn Parsons Show'' (Smooth Radio and BBC Berkshire); ''Glad To Be Grey'' with Mary Beard (BBC Radio 4) and ''Behind the Looking Glass'' with
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(BBC Radio 4). In 2013, Hawksley unveiled a new
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to her great-great-great-grandfather, at 22 Cleveland Street, London. She is a Patron of the
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Hawksley interviewed on LizzieSiddal.com
/ref> and lives in London. She is a member of the Management Committee of the
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(2014–2017), and
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Fellow (2015–2017). In 2017 she was appointed to be a
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. In December 2022 she appeared in ''Miriam's Dickensian Christmas'' on the UK's
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with
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.


Family

She is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Victorian novelist
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
and his wife,
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. Hawksley is the cousin of actor
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and actor and performer Gerald Dickens.


Select publications

*'' Elizabeth Revealed'' (Historic Royal Palaces, 2018) *''Charles Dickens and Christmas'' (Pen and Sword, Nov 2017) *''Bitten by Witch Fever'' (Thames & Hudson, 2016) *''Charles Dickens and his Circle'' (NPG, 2016) *''A London Treasury'' (Andre Deutsch, 2015) *''Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise'' (Thomas Dunne (NYC) 2015) *''A Victorian Treasury'' (Andre Deutsch, 2015) *''Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards'' (NPG, 2014) *''The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Rebellious Daughter'' (Chatto, 2013) *''March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement'' (Andre Deutsch, 2013) *''What Makes Great Art'' (Quintessence, 2012) (co-authored with artist Andy Pankhurst) *''Charles Dickens'' Published by Andre Deutsch Ltd, (2011) *''Katey: The Life and Loves of Dickens's Artist Daughter'' Published by Doubleday, (2006) *''Lizzie Siddal: Face of the Pre-Raphaelites'' Published by Walker & Co., (2006) *''Essential Michelangelo'' by Kirsten Bradbury and Lucinda Hawksley Published by Parragon, (2001) *''Endangered Animals'' by Lucinda Hawksley and Michael Posen Published by Parragon, (2000) *''Essential Pre-Raphaelites'' Published by Dempsey Parr, (1999) *''The Magic & Mystery of Scotland'' by Lucinda Hawksley and Dennis Hardley Published by Barnes & Noble Books, (1999) *''London'' by Lucinda Hawksley and Allan Stone Published by Mustard, (1999) *''Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise'', Thomas Dunne Books, (2015)


See also

*
Dickens family The Dickens family are the descendants of John Dickens, the father of the English novelist Charles Dickens. John Dickens was a clerk in the Royal Navy Pay Office and had eight children from his marriage to Elizabeth Barrow. Their second child and ...


References


External links

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Hawksley's Official websiteHawksley's Dickens 2007 Oration at Rochester CathedralHawksley as a Woman Speaker
in Time Out
Interview with Lucinda Hawksley at LizzieSiddal.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawksley, Lucinda Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Charles Dickens English biographers English non-fiction writers English women writers Women biographers 1977 births