Sue Wilkes
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- 18th and 19th Century
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- A Tour of Lost Birmingham
- Chartist Ancestors Blog
- Chawton House Library
- Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels
- Lion Salt Works
- London Corresponding Society Meeting Places
- Looking at History
- Luddite Bicentenary
- Mary Mary Quite Contrary
- MY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB
- North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory
- Nottingham Hidden History Team
- RADICAL HISTORY NETWORK (RaHN)
- Reflections on A Journey to St Helena
- Salford History
- The Diary Review
- The National Archives blog
- Underground Histories
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author and creative writing tutor |
| Location | Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Tracing Your Manchester and Salford Ancestors, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne. |
| Interests | C.18th and C.19th century history, Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, Johnson and Boswell, the Romantics, Scotland's history and landscape, Parson Woodforde... |
| Favorite Movies | All About Eve, Citizen Kane, Now Voyager, Blues Brothers, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Lord of the Rings, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park |
| Favorite Music | Led Zeppelin, Status Quo, Motorhead, Tamla Motown, Rival Sons, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs...too many to list. |
| Favorite Books | Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Sense & Sensibility, Georgette Heyer's novels, Parson Woodforde's Diary, Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and lots more. |