Caitlin Davies
Writer, #BadGirls, #QueensoftheUnderworld, #PrivateInquiries, historian, swimmer, jumble lover. Thanet, Kent. Rep by Robert Kirby, United Agents. caitlindavies.co.uk
Seaside art instagram.com/7baysbroadstairs
- Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
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- #Onthisday in 1861 #AgnesBeckwith was born in #London (her father came from #Ramsgate). She went on to become Champion Lady Swimmer of the World, starting off with a record breaking #Thames swim at the age of 14. She's pictured here during a show at the Royal Aquarium. #championwomen #womenshistory
- August 1851: #Dickens publishes 'Our English Watering Place', his ode to #Broadstairs, written while staying at #BleakHouse. ‘In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is..so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects...a quiet sea-beach becomes indeed a blessed spot.’
- what was a 'thunder stuffed pillow'? #suffragettes #hollowayprison
- If you're enjoying #bookish on TV, set in #london in 1946 featuring a bookseller who helps solve crimes, you might enjoy the story of a REAL private detective from the exact same time and place, the one and only 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes', Annette Kerner 🔎 #femaledetectives #womenshistory #truecrime
- Such a depressing sign 💩 #seaswim #seaswimthanet #seapollution #outdoorswimming #kentcoast #broadstairs
- Strange question. Is domestic violence 'funny'?
- Lots of compass #jellyfish washing up on #Broadstairs' beaches 🪼
- Queen Victoria arrives at Broadstairs Dickens Festival, celebrating its 88th year today 🎩 #dickens #charlesdickens #broadstairs #dickensfestival #thanet
- Fallen roadside flower
- lovely chatting to #WritersRoutine about my...writing routine. And especially switching back and forth between #novels and #nonfiction. Podcast here www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEy...
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- Dad displaying his winning #ChelseaFlowerShow entry - salad bow-tie #nearly90
- Ramsgate Harbour with some of the Dunkirk Little Ships that took part in #OperationDynamo in May 1940, rescuing over 300,000 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. In the foreground is a cockle boat from #Leigh-on-Sea, Essex #dunkirklittleships #ramsgate
- #margates old #lido, originally the 1820s Clifton Baths, renamed in the 1930s, sadly disused since the 1970s
- Lovely lump of #amber found on #broadstairs beach, lucky day!
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- North Foreland #lighthouse, #broadstairs looks particularly glorious today 💡
- Vote for Joanne, a brilliant councilor (and to prevent Reform)
- Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths, a bestseller & currently just 99p.... www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
- Looking forward to talking about the history of #London's criminal women at SalonfortheCity, such as Lilian Goldstein aka the 1920s Bobbed Haired Bandit & a member of the 40 Elephants salonforthecity.blogspot.com #womenshistory #truecrime #athousandblows #queensoftheunderworld #feministcriminology
- A petition started by Barry Stickings to keep the #Broadstairs lift open all year round - right now, when it's supposed to be open, it's closed for 'maintenance', preventing so many people from access to the beach chng.it/Kq84NLWNMZ #beachaccess #broadstairs
- nothing as peaceful as the endless sea #broadstairskent
- very handy letter template from The Authors Guild, for #writers who have had their hard work stolen #metabookthieves actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
- high tide has been very high recently #broadstairs #louisabay
- Dickens House Museum #broadstairs reopened for the season today, ready to once again welcome visitors from all over the world 🔥 These Dickens baubles are hand-painted and decoupaged onto ceramic - one of many items in their very busy gift shop...🎁 #dickenshousemuseum #dickensgifts #charlesdickens
- authors need the power to permit and be paid, exactly! it's hard enough to earn a living as it is, especially for those just starting out ✒️ #metabookthieves
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- Reposted by Caitlin DaviesYou can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
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- Meta appears to have got its hands on quite a few of my books - including ones in translation (Dutch) - according to the search box provided by The Atlantic. Tomorrow is a day of action - and hopefully everyday after that... 🔥 #metabookthieves #makeitfair #thewritinglife
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- I'm excited to be taking up the post of Writer in Residence at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, as part of the Royal Literary Fund's brilliant social sector scheme which offers free, confidential writing skills help to NHS staff. #amwriting
- If anyone's interested in the historical background to #athousandblows, #dopegirls or #acruellove, the real women on whom these series are based are all in #badgirls - the only comprehensive history of #hollowayprison - from #thefortyelephants to #katemeyrick and #ruthellis
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- These clouds look painted ☁️ #broadstairsbeach
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- How to spot when someone's got a good novel in them 👇 #amwriting
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- Interested in the real story of female sleuths? The History Press are offering 40% off selected eBooks in celebration of Women's History Month 👍 🔎 thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/w... #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #femalesleuths #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #agathachristie
- What a lovely pink house - houseboat? boathouse? - in Folkestone Harbour #folkestoneharbour #pinkhouses
- 'Perfugium Miseris' - a 'refuge for those in need', carved into the beautiful Georgian lighthouse at Ramsgate harbour, a tribute to those who lost their lives at sea #ramsgate #visitthanet #lighthouses #kenthistory
- Humpback whale 6 miles off #margate coast 🐳https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2025/02/26/nik-mitchell-a-very-special-sight-off-the-coast-of-margate/
