About Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is a Fellow and Tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he has been since 2002.

Prior to that date his background was Pembroke College, Cambridge: BA (1990), MA (1994), PhD (1998); Procter Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 1991-1992; Junior Research Fellow, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, 1995-1996; Fellow and Tutor, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1996-2002.

He writes on 19th century literature, with an emphasis on Charles Dickens and Alfred Lord Tennyson.

He is also a regular reviewer and features writer for the Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Guardian, TLS, Art Newspaper, and THES and writes a monthly column for the Oxford Times.

In the past few years he has also as a historical advisor on the BBC adaptations of Jane Eyre (2006), Emma (2009), and Great Expectations (2011).