Researcher â—† Writer â—† Historian
About Dr. Woolf
Dr John Woolf- represented by Andrew Lownie Literary Agency and Past Preservers- is a researcher, writer and historian specialising in nineteenth-century cultural history. He works across TV, radio and film .
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Dr Woolf graduated from the University of Cambridge, with two scholarships to his name, before winning two further scholarships at the University of London. He was awarded his funded PhD, which explored nineteenth-century freak shows, in August 2016. His latest publications include:
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'The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age' (Michael O'Mara Books, 2019; Pegasus Books, 2019).
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Black Victorians: Hidden in History (Duckworth Books, 2022), with Keshia N. Abraham
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'Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets' (Audible, 2018) ​
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Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets (Audible, 2021)
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Stephen Fry's Secrets of the Roaring Twenties (Audible, 2022)
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The Halifax Slasher (Audible, 2020).
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Dr Woolf can be contacted on johnjacobwoolf@gmail.com or via his media agent Past Preservers or via his literary agent Andrew Lownie
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RECENT PROJECTS
Stephen Fry's Secrets of the Roaring Twenties
Audible Original podcast with Stephen Fry
The Halifax Slasher
Dr. Woolf's new audiobook 2020.
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The Wonders
Dr. Woolf's new book released September 2019.