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Item Metadata only Carmen Sylva, Postcards and the Commercialisation of Travel(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018) Nixon, LauraBook chapter on Carmen Sylva, currently a marginalised writer. Consideration of a series of postcards, to piece together British society's engagement with her, commenting on ideas around celebrity, gender, politics, tourism and communicationItem Metadata only Forgotten Short Fiction by Carmen Sylva and E. Nesbit: Everything in Moderation(2017-01) Nixon, LauraThis article focuses on the adult short fiction of Carmen Sylva (1843–1916) and Edith Nesbit (1858–1924). Reevaluating their work recovers an important but overlooked subgenre of the short story—moderate short fiction for adults which tried to reconcile elements that were arguably irreconcilable to many Victorian readers. Their more moderate approach to writing “short”—that is, writing that is neither overly conservative nor progressive—engages with a fragmented feminism, one that offers a realistic response to marriage and relationships at the end of the nineteenth century. Consideration of such fiction generates a broader understanding of the period, the cultural anxieties it embodied and the diverse responses it stimulated.Item Metadata only An ‘inexhaustible subject for investigation’: The Eastern Gothic of Carmen Sylva and Bram Stoker(Modern Language Review, 2016-01-01) Nixon, LauraThis article considers the representation of Eastern Europe by Carmen Sylva and Bram Stoker. Sylva, a German princess and first Queen of Romania, was a prolific writer. I argue that she is a forgotten link to Romania and that by recuperating her writings we are given a deeper insight into Stoker's work and the Gothic genre more broadly. The article discusses a range of fiction by both authors alongside nineteenth-century anthropological studies. Sylva's depictions problematized the stereotype of the barbaric ‘Foreign Other’ and broadened British awareness of the country she would rule alongside her husband for over forty years.Item Metadata only Marginalised memories: Carmen Sylva in Llandudno(Taylor and Francis, 2014-11-27) Nixon, LauraCarmen Sylva (1843–1916) was a prolific authoress and the first Queen of Romania, whose life and work is currently marginalized in modern criticism. Sylva visited Britain on numerous occasions, contributing to regional culture and society. Her presence in Llandudno in 1890 was celebrated as a visit of particular significance. This article investigates her visit to the Welsh seaside resort, discussing the evidence of her stay and participation in the Eisteddfod, as well as the practice of commemoration that was subsequently adopted by the town. This includes plaques and street-naming as well articles in the nineteenth-century periodical press.Item Metadata only An unpublished letter to Lord Roberts, from Carmen Sylva(Oxford University Press, 2017-01-24) Nixon, LauraTranscript and discussion of a previously unpublished letter from Carmen Sylva to Lord Roberts