Peter Orford

Peter Orford is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Buckingham's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He serves as Course Director for the MA by Research in Charles Dickens Studies and is widely recognized for his editorial and critical work on Dickens’s literary and journalistic corpus.

Education

• BA, English Literature and Philosophy, University of Kent
• MA, University of Kent
• PhD, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham

Dr Orford’s research focuses on Charles Dickens studies, travel writing, and Victorian literature, with secondary interests in early science fiction, Shakespearean influence, and children’s literature. His editorial contributions include Oxford University Press editions of Pictures from Italy and Dombey and Son, and Edinburgh University Press’s The Plays of Charles Dickens.

Recent publications analyze Dickens’s serialization techniques, Anglo-Italian cultural intersections, and interdisciplinary connections to Shakespeare, reflecting his commitment to exploring both textual and contextual dimensions of Victorian authorship. He also contributes to digital humanities projects like Digital Dickens.

External Roles

• Academic Associate, Charles Dickens Museum, London
• Member, Executive Board, International Dickens Society