Publications
2024
Re-engaging with arts and cultural activities at the Life Rooms: 'It's given me spring'.
Worsley, J., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (2024). Re-engaging with arts and cultural activities at the Life Rooms: 'It's given me spring'.. BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 24(1), 235. doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04539-6
Arts for health's sake: Mapping innovation in arts provision in the Liverpool City Region
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., & Chapple, M. (2024). Arts for health's sake: Mapping innovation in arts provision in the Liverpool City Region. In Creative approaches to wellbeing: The pandemic and beyond (pp. 204-224).
Arts for health’s sake
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., & Chapple, M. (2024). Arts for health’s sake. In Creative approaches to wellbeing. Manchester University Press. doi:10.7765/9781526172600.00019
‘The Secret History of the Sonnet: The Poetics of Maternal Love in Augusta Webster's "Mother and Daughter".
Billington, J. (2024). ‘The Secret History of the Sonnet: The Poetics of Maternal Love in Augusta Webster's "Mother and Daughter".. In P. Chaozon, & E. Gray (Eds.), Love Among the Poets: The Victorian Poetics of Intimacy. Ohio: Ohio University Press.
SHARED: Seeing Arts Health Research Enacted (Digital Anthology of International Best Practice)
Billington, J., Asquith, W., Anisimovich, A., & Snowden-Leak, R. (2024). SHARED: Seeing Arts Health Research Enacted (Digital Anthology of International Best Practice).
Literary Realism and Mental Breakdown
Billington, J. (2024). Literary Realism and Mental Breakdown. In A. Elsner, & M. Pietrzak-Franger (Eds.), Literature and Medicine Cambridge Critical Concepts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2023
Music and Health
Billington, J., Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., Worsley, J., Hopson, N., & Howard, C. (2023). Music and Health. [Audio-video].
Liverpool Art of Care: LivCare
Asquith, W., Anisimovich, A., Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., & Snowden-Leak, R. (2023). Liverpool Art of Care: LivCare.
Children's engagement and caregivers' use of language-boosting strategies during shared book reading: A mixed methods approach
Lingwood, J., Lampropoulou, S., De Bezenac, C., Billington, J., & Rowland, C. (2022). Children's engagement and caregivers' use of language-boosting strategies during shared book reading: A mixed methods approach. JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE. doi:10.1017/S0305000922000290
‘Solitude in any wide scene impressed her with an undefined feeling of immeasurable existence aloof from her' (George Eliot, Daniel Deronda)
Billington, J. (2023). ‘Solitude in any wide scene impressed her with an undefined feeling of immeasurable existence aloof from her' (George Eliot, Daniel Deronda). In A Space of Their Own (pp. 129-142). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003270102-14
Come together: The importance of arts and cultural engagement within the Liverpool City Region throughout the COVID-19 lockdown periods
Chapple, M., Anisimovich, A., Worsley, J., Watkins, M., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (2023). Come together: The importance of arts and cultural engagement within the Liverpool City Region throughout the COVID-19 lockdown periods. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011771
Exploring the different cognitive, emotional and imaginative experiences of autistic and non-autistic adult readers when contemplating serious literature as compared to non-fiction
Chapple, M., Davis, P., Billington, J., & Corcoran, R. (2023). Exploring the different cognitive, emotional and imaginative experiences of autistic and non-autistic adult readers when contemplating serious literature as compared to non-fiction. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1001268
2022
Liverpool's Arts Scene: A COVID-19 Life Support Network
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool's Arts Scene: A COVID-19 Life Support Network. [Magazine].
Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis. [Newspaper article].
Liverpool’s unsung COVID heroes: how the city’s arts scene became a life support network
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Worsley, J. (2022). Liverpool’s unsung COVID heroes: how the city’s arts scene became a life support network. [Academic magazine].
Back to live: Returning to in-person engagement with arts and culture in the Liverpool City Region
Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., Worsley, J., Watkins, M., Billington, J., & Balabanova, E. (n.d.). Back to live: Returning to in-person engagement with arts and culture in the Liverpool City Region. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011766
Lifting lockdown: Renewed access to arts and cultural activities
Worsley, J., Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Chapple, M. (2022). Lifting lockdown: Renewed access to arts and cultural activities. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-022-14282-7
COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region
Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., Asquith, W., Anisimovich, A., Snowden-Leak, R., . . . Watkins, M. (n.d.). COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region. Retrieved from http://www.livcare.org.uk/
COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region
Balabanova, E., Billington, J., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., & Watkins, M. (2022). COVID-19 CARE: Culture and the Arts, from Restriction to Enhancement: Protecting Mental Health in the Liverpool City Region.
Regional Innovation in Arts Provision Spawned by COVID-19: "It Became a Lifeline for a Lot of People Who Are Stuck at Home"
Worsley, J., Billington, J., Balabanova, E., & Watkins, M. (2022). Regional Innovation in Arts Provision Spawned by COVID-19: "It Became a Lifeline for a Lot of People Who Are Stuck at Home". FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 10. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.753973
The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture
Billington, J., Balabanova, E., Worsley, J., Anisimovich, A., Chapple, M., & Watkins, M. (2022). The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture: The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture.
Challenging Empathic Deficit Models of Autism Through Responses to Serious Literature
Chapple, M., Davis, P., Billington, J., Williams, S., & Corcoran, R. (n.d.). Challenging Empathic Deficit Models of Autism Through Responses to Serious Literature. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.828603
Editorial: Reading, literature, and psychology in action
Davis, P., Corcoran, R., Billington, J., & Frank, A. (2023). Editorial: Reading, literature, and psychology in action. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1068030
2021
The Uses of Psychoanalysis in Contemporary Literary Reading Groups
Billington, J. (2021). The Uses of Psychoanalysis in Contemporary Literary Reading Groups. In V. Camden (Ed.), Cambridge Companion to Literature and Psychoanalysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Literary Reading and Mental Wellbeing
Billington, J., & Steenberg, M. (2021). Literary Reading and Mental Wellbeing. In Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies (pp. 393-420). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110645958-016
An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions
Chapple, M., Williams, S., Billington, J., Davis, P., & Corcoran, R. (2021). An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 115. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104003
Overcoming the Double Empathy Problem Within Pairs of Autistic and Non-autistic Adults Through the Contemplation of Serious Literature
Chapple, M., Davis, P., Billington, J., Myrick, J. A., Ruddock, C., & Corcoran, R. (n.d.). Overcoming the Double Empathy Problem Within Pairs of Autistic and Non-autistic Adults Through the Contemplation of Serious Literature. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708375
The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture
Billington, J., Balabanova, K., & Worsley, J. (2021). The Mental Health Impact of Restricted Access to Arts and Culture.
The Life Rooms at The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre: Preliminary evaluation of the pilot
Solnick, S., Povall, S., Billington, J., Ross-Williams, R., & Rotheram, C. (n.d.). The Life Rooms at The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre: Preliminary evaluation of the pilot: The Life Rooms at The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre: Preliminary evaluation of the pilot. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
2020
‘A bolt is shot back somewhere in the breast’ (Matthew Arnold, ‘The Buried Life’): A methodology for literary reading
Billington, J., & Davis, P. (2020). ‘A bolt is shot back somewhere in the breast’ (Matthew Arnold, ‘The Buried Life’): A methodology for literary reading. In The Edinburgh History of Reading. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a 'Real-World' Shared Reading Intervention for Preschool Children and Their Families: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Lingwood, J., Billington, J., & Rowland, C. (2020). Evaluating the Effectiveness of a 'Real-World' Shared Reading Intervention for Preschool Children and Their Families: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Research in Reading. doi:10.1111/1467-9817.12301
Barriers and solutions to participation in family-based education interventions
Lingwood, J., Levy, R., Billington, J., & Rowland, C. (2020). Barriers and solutions to participation in family-based education interventions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, 23(2), 185-198. doi:10.1080/13645579.2019.1645377
Reading
Davis, P., & Billington, J. (2020). Reading. In P. Crawford, B. Brown, & A. Charise (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities (pp. 282-287). London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/
Inner Voices: Literary Realism and Psychoanalysis
Billington, J. (2020). Inner Voices: Literary Realism and Psychoanalysis. In J. Ros Velasco (Ed.), The Faces of Depression in Literature. New York: Peter Lang.
2019
The Victorian Novel: Laying the Foundations for ‘Bibliotherapy’
Farrington, G., Davis, P., & Billington, J. (2019). The Victorian Novel: Laying the Foundations for ‘Bibliotherapy’. In J. Billington (Ed.), Reading and Mental Health (pp. 47-68). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_4
Introduction
Billington, J. (2019). Introduction. In Reading and Mental Health (pp. 1-11). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_1
Linguistic Approaches
Lampropoulou, S., Koleva, K., Harvey, K., Brookes, G., Billington, J., & Davis, P. (2019). Linguistic Approaches. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 241-263). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_11
Qualitative Methodologies I: Using Established Qualitative Methods in Research on Reading and Health
Robinson, J., Billington, J., Gray, E., & Chapple, M. (2019). Qualitative Methodologies I: Using Established Qualitative Methods in Research on Reading and Health. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 155-190). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_9
Qualitative Methods II: Developing Innovative Qualitative Approaches in Research on Reading and Health
Billington, J., Davis, P., Farrington, G., Green, K., Magee, F., Steenberg, M., & Tangeraas, T. M. (2019). Qualitative Methods II: Developing Innovative Qualitative Approaches in Research on Reading and Health. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 191-240). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_10
Quantitative Methods
Billington, J., Corcoran, R., Watkins, M., Steenberg, M., Christiansen, C., Ladegaard, N., & Kuiken, D. (2019). Quantitative Methods. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 265-292). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_12
Reading and Mental Health
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2019). Reading and Mental Health (1 ed.). London: Palgrave. Retrieved from https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030217617
Reading in Prisons Alexis McNay, Charles Darby-Villis and Ann Walmsley in interview with Josie Billington
Mcnay, A., Darby-Villis, C., Billington, J., & Walmsley, A. (2019). Reading in Prisons Alexis McNay, Charles Darby-Villis and Ann Walmsley in interview with Josie Billington. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 111-133). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_7
Quantitative Methods (Sept, 10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_12, 2019)
Billington, J., Corcoran, R., Watkins, M., Steenberg, M., Christiansen, C., Ladegaard, N., & Kuiken, D. (2019). Quantitative Methods (Sept, 10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_12, 2019). In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. C1). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_22
2018
Review Title, Review of 'For Better, For Worse: Marriage in Victorian Novels by Women' by Carolyn Lambert and Marion Shaw (eds), New York and London: Routledge, 2018, pp. 217. ISBN: 978-1-138-28564-4
Billington, J. (2018). Review Title, Review of 'For Better, For Worse: Marriage in Victorian Novels by Women' by Carolyn Lambert and Marion Shaw (eds), New York and London: Routledge, 2018, pp. 217. ISBN: 978-1-138-28564-4. Gaskell Society Journal, 32.
Evaluating the effectiveness of a ‘real-world’ shared reading intervention for preschool children and their families: A randomised controlled trial.
Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2018). Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford (First ed.). London: Pan Macmillan.
21st Century Oxford Authors Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Selected Writings
Davis, P. (2018). 21st Century Oxford AuthorsElizabeth Barrett Browning: Selected Writings. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reading and Chronic Pain
Billington, J., Jones, A., & Humphreys, A. L. (2018). Reading and Chronic Pain. In T. Stickler (Ed.), Arts, Health and Wellbeing: A Theoretical Enquiry. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2017
The Sonnet and the Student in the World
Billington, J. (2017). The Sonnet and the Student in the World. The Use of English, 69(1), 23-31.
Correspondence: Sitting and Reading as Two Routes to Community
McCown, D., & Billington, J. (2017). Correspondence: Sitting and Reading asTwo Routes to Community. Journal of Contemplative Inquiry, 4(1), 165-185.
Forget Me Not
Billington, J. (2017). Forget Me Not. The Reader.
A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain.
Billington, J., Farrington, G., Lampropoulou, S., Lingwood, J., Jones, A., Ledson, J., . . . Humphreys, A. -L. (2017). A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain.. BMJ Journal of Medical Humanities, 43(3), 155-165. doi:10.1136/medhum-2016-011047
Meanings of Pain, edited by Simon van Rysewyk. Springer International Publishing, 2016, 401 pages.
Billington, J., Jones, A., & Ledson, J. (n.d.). Meanings of Pain, edited by Simon van Rysewyk. Springer International Publishing, 2016, 401 pages.. BMJ Journal of Medical Humanities.
The Connell Guide to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Billington, J. (2017). The Connell Guide to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1 ed.). London: Connell Guides Publishing Ltd.
DONALD S. HAIR. Fresh Strange Music: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Language.
Billington, J. (2017). Fresh Strange Music: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Language.. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES, 68(283), 190-192. doi:10.1093/res/hgw090
The Edinburgh Companion to the Critical Medical Humanities The Edinburgh Companion to the Critical Medical Humanities, edited by Anne Whitehead and Angela Woods (general editors) with Sarah Atkinson, Jane Macnaughton and Jennifer Richards (associate editors). Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
Billington, J. (2017). The Edinburgh Companion to the Critical Medical HumanitiesThe Edinburgh Companion to the Critical Medical Humanities, edited by Anne Whitehead and Angela Woods (general editors) with Sarah Atkinson, Jane Macnaughton and Jennifer Richards (associate editors). Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2016.. Journal of Medical Humanities.
2016
A literature-based intervention for women prisoners: preliminary findings
Billington, J., Longden, E., & Robinson, J. (2016). A literature-based intervention for women prisoners: preliminary findings. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRISONER HEALTH, 12(4), 230-243. doi:10.1108/IJPH-09-2015-0031
On Not Concluding: Realist Prose as Practical Reason in Gaskell's Wives and Daughters
Billington, J. (2016). On Not Concluding: Realist Prose as Practical Reason in Gaskell's Wives and Daughters. The Gaskell Soceity Journal.
The Very Grief a Cure of the Disease
Davis, P., & Billington, J. (2016). The Very Grief a Cure of the Disease. CHANGING ENGLISH-STUDIES IN CULTURE AND EDUCATION, 23(4), 396-408. doi:10.1080/1358684X.2016.1194188
Is Literature Healthy?
Billington, J. (2016). Is Literature Healthy? (First ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/
Making sense of mental health difficulties through live reading: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of being in a Reader Group
Gray, E., Kiemle, G., Davis, P., & Billington, J. (2016). Making sense of mental health difficulties through live reading: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of being in a Reader Group. ARTS & HEALTH, 8(3), 248-261. doi:10.1080/17533015.2015.1121883
The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, Part VI Volume 24: The Ladies Lindores
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2016). The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, Part VI Volume 24: The Ladies Lindores (First ed.). London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from https://www.crcpress.com/
An evaluation of shared reading groups for adults living with dementia: preliminary findings
Longden, E., Davis, P., Carroll, J., Billington, J., & Kinderman, P. (2016). An evaluation of shared reading groups for adults living with dementia: preliminary findings. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH, 15(2), 75-82. doi:10.1108/JPMH-06-2015-0023
A Comparison of Shared Reading and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Pain
Billington, J., Farrington, G., Jones, A., Ledson, J., Lampropoulou, S., Humphreys, A. L., . . . Lingwood, J. (2016). A Comparison of Shared Reading and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Pain.
A literature-based intervention for people with chronic pain
Billington, J., Humphreys, A. L., Jones, A., & McDonnell, K. (2016). A literature-based intervention for people with chronic pain. ARTS & HEALTH, 8(1), 13-31. doi:10.1080/17533015.2014.957330
2015
“Shall I compare thee”: The neural basis of literary awareness, and its benefits to cognition
O'Sullivan, N., Davis, P., Billington, J., Gonzalez-Diaz, V., & Corcoran, R. (2015). “Shall I compare thee”: The neural basis of literary awareness, and its benefits to cognition. Cortex, 73, 144-157. doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2015.08.014
Scenes of Clerical Life
Eliot, G. (2015). Scenes of Clerical Life. T. A. Noble, & J. Billington (Eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention
Longden, E., Davis, P., Billington, J., Lampropoulou, S., Farrington, G., Magee, F., . . . Corcoran, R. (2015). Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention. Medical Humanities, 41(02), 113-120. doi:10.1136/medhum-2015-010704
Gaskell's 'Rooted' Prose Realism
Billington, J. (2015). Gaskell's 'Rooted' Prose Realism. In E. Morris, S. Gruver Moore, & L. Scholl (Eds.), Place, Progress and Personhood in the Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (pp. 250pp). Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Reading and Writing Short Fiction: Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot
Billington, J. (2015). Reading and Writing Short Fiction: Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. The Gaskell Journal, 29, 24-36.
2014
'Cultural Value: Assessing the intrinsic value of The Reader Organisation's Shared Reading Scheme'
Billington, J., Davis, P., Corcoran, R., Farrington, G., Lampropoulou, S., & Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2014). 'Cultural Value: Assessing the intrinsic value of The Reader Organisation's Shared Reading Scheme'.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning; 21st Century Oxford Authors
Billington, J., & Davis, P. (Eds.) (2014). Elizabeth Barrett Browning; 21st Century Oxford Authors. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/elizabeth-barrett-browning-9780199602889
‘An Evaluation of a Literature-Based Intervention for People with Chronic Pain’
Billington, J., Humphreys, A. L., & Jones, A. (2014). ‘An Evaluation of a Literature-Based Intervention for People with Chronic Pain’.
Connell Guide to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Billington, J. (2014). Connell Guide to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (1 ed.). London: The Connell Guides.
Jane Eyre: Connell Guides
Billington, J. (2014). Jane Eyre: Connell Guides. J. Connell (Ed.), London: Short Books.
Modernizing George Eliot: The Writer as Artist, Intellectual, Proto-Modernist, Cultural Critic
Billington, J. (2014). Modernizing George Eliot: The Writer as Artist, Intellectual, Proto-Modernist, Cultural Critic. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, 109, 502-503. doi:10.5699/modelangrevi.109.2.0502
On Kinship: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Billington, J. (2014). On Kinship: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. The Reader, 53, 68-71.
Review, Modernizing George Eliot: The Writer as Artist, Intellectual, Proto-Modernist
Billington, J. (2014). Review, Modernizing George Eliot: The Writer as Artist, Intellectual, Proto-Modernist. Modern Language Review, 109(2), 502.
2013
A literature-based intervention for older people living with dementia
Billington, J., Carroll, J., Davis, P., Healey, C., & Kinderman, P. (2013). A literature-based intervention for older people living with dementia. PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 133(3), 165-173. doi:10.1177/1757913912470052
Margaret Oliphant Novellas Vol 10 Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant ed. by Joanne Shattock and Elisabeth Jay
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2013). Margaret Oliphant Novellas Vol 10 Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant ed. by Joanne Shattock and Elisabeth Jay (1 ed.). London: Pickering & Chatto.
Reading as participatory art: An alternative mental health therapy
Billington, J., Davis, P., & Farrington, G. (2013). Reading as participatory art: An alternative mental health therapy. Journal of Arts & Communities, 5(1), 25-40. doi:10.1386/jaac.5.1.25_1
‘An Evaluation of a Pilot Study of a Literature-Based Intervention with Women in Prison’,
Billington, J., & Robinson, J. (2013). ‘An Evaluation of a Pilot Study of a Literature-Based Intervention with Women in Prison’,.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 21st Century Oxford Authors
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2013). Elizabeth Barrett Browning 21st Century Oxford Authors. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Family and Kinship
Billington, J. (2013). Family and Kinship. In M. Harris (Ed.), George Eliot in Context (pp. 251-272). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The Victorian Sonnet
Billington, J. (2013). The Victorian Sonnet. In J. John (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online (pp. n/a). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
What is Creative Reading
Billington, J. (2013). What is Creative Reading. Lapidus. Retrieved from http://www.lapidus.org.uk/
Willing Surrender: Thomas Hardy's 'At Castle Boterel'
Billington, J. (2013). Willing Surrender: Thomas Hardy's 'At Castle Boterel'. The Reader, 51, 67-70.
2012
Ashley Chantler, Michael Davis and Philip Shaw (eds), Literature and Authenticity, 1780-1900 (Ashgate 2011) Eleanor Courtemanche, The Invisible Hand and British Fiction, 1818-1860: Adam Smith, Political Economy and the Genre of Realism (Palgrave Macmillan 2011)
Billington, J. (2012). Ashley Chantler, Michael Davis and Philip Shaw (eds), Literature and Authenticity, 1780-1900 (Ashgate 2011)Eleanor Courtemanche, The Invisible Hand and British Fiction, 1818-1860: Adam Smith, Political Economy and the Genre of Realism (Palgrave Macmillan 2011). Gaskell Society Journal, 26, 118-20.
Get into Reading as an intervention for common mental health problems: exploring catalysts for change.
Dowrick, C., Billington, J., Robinson, J., Hamer, A., & Williams, C. (2012). Get into Reading as an intervention for common mental health problems: exploring catalysts for change.. Medical humanities, 38(1), 15-20. doi:10.1136/medhum-2011-010083
A Literature-Based Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia’,
Billington, J., Davis, P., Kinderman, P., Carroll, J., & Healey, C. (2012). A Literature-Based Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia’,.
An investigation into the therapeutic benefits of reading in relation to depression and well-being,
Billington, J., Dowrick, C., Robinson, J., & Hamer,, A. (2012). An investigation into the therapeutic benefits of reading in relation to depression and well-being,.
The Connell Guide to George Eliot's Middlemarch
Billington, J. (2012). The Connell Guide to George Eliot's Middlemarch (1 ed.). London: Connell Guides.
2011
Where does literary study happen? two case studies
Billington, J., & Sperlinger, T. (2011). Where does literary study happen? two case studies. Teaching in Higher Education, 16(5), 505-516. doi:10.1080/13562517.2011.570439
'Reading for Life': Prison Reading Groups in Practice and Theory
Billington, J. (2011). 'Reading for Life': Prison Reading Groups in Practice and Theory. Critical Survey, 23(3). doi:10.3167/cs.2011.230306
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare: This is Living Art
Billington, J. (2011). Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare: This is Living Art. London and New York: Continuum.
Realism's Concealed Realities
Billington, J., & Davis, P. (2011). Realism's Concealed Realities. Synthesis, 3. Retrieved from http://www.enl.uoa.gr/synthesis/authors.htm
Review, Mary Jean Corbett, Family Likenesses: Sex, Marriage and Incest from Jane Austen to Virginia Woolf (Cornell University Press, 2008)
Billington, J. (2011). Review, Mary Jean Corbett, Family Likenesses: Sex, Marriage and Incest from Jane Austen to Virginia Woolf (Cornell University Press, 2008). Journal of Victorian Culture, 275-279.
2010
'Primary Sources and the MA student'
Billington, J. (2010). 'Primary Sources and the MA student'. In A. Maunder (Ed.), Teaching Nineteenth-Century Fiction (pp. 91-120). London: Palgrave.
Ask Me
Billington, J. (2010). Ask Me. The Reader, 38, 81-84.
Gaskell Timeline
Billington, J. (2010). Gaskell Timeline. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, & J. Todd (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd..
2009
How Can This Be Me?
Billington, J., Davis, P., & Morrison, B. (2009). How Can This Be Me?. The Reader, (36), 56-65.
Review, Penny Gay, Judith Johnston, and Catherine Waters (eds) Victorian Turns, NeoVictorian Returns: Essays on Fiction and Culture (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008),
Billington, J. (2009). Review, Penny Gay, Judith Johnston, and Catherine Waters (eds) Victorian Turns, NeoVictorian Returns: Essays on Fiction and Culture (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008),. George Eliot Review, 40, 67-69.
2008
Eliot's Middlemarch
Billington, J. (2008). Eliot's Middlemarch. London and New York: Continuum Press.
Review, George Eliot and the Discourses of Medievalism
Billington, J. (2008). Review, George Eliot and the Discourses of Medievalism. Nineteenth-Century Contexts: an interdisciplinary journal, 30(2), 192-193.
2007
'A Place to Stand and Love In: EBB's Sonnets from the Portuguese'
Billington, J. (2007). 'A Place to Stand and Love In: EBB's Sonnets from the Portuguese'. The Reader, (27), 25-30.
Review, Martin Willis and Catherine Wynne (eds), Victorian Literary Mesmerism (Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi, 2006),
Billington, J. (2007). Review, Martin Willis and Catherine Wynne (eds), Victorian Literary Mesmerism (Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi, 2006),. Unknown Journal, 123-125.
Sylvia's Lovers
Billington, J. (2007). Sylvia's Lovers. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, & J. Todd (Eds.), The Literay Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.
Wives and Daughters
Billington, J. (2007). Wives and Daughters. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, & J. Todd (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company.
2006
Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, Vol 10, Collected Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, ed. by Joanne Shattock
Billington, J. (Ed.) (2006). Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, Vol 10, Collected Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, ed. by Joanne Shattock (1 ed.). London: Pickering & Chatto.
'Tolstoy: On Life's Verge'
Billington, J. (2006). 'Tolstoy: On Life's Verge'. The Reader, (22), 33-39.
2005
'Why Read Mrs Gaskell Today'
Billington, J. (2005). 'Why Read Mrs Gaskell Today'. The Reader, (17), 21-26.
2004
Cousin Phillis
Billington, J. (2004). Cousin Phillis. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5812
2003
The Life of Charlotte Bronte
Billington, J. (2003). The Life of Charlotte Bronte. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=353
2002
Faithful Realism: Elizabeth Gaskell and Leo Tolstoy: A Comparative Study
Billington, J. (2002). Faithful Realism: Elizabeth Gaskell and Leo Tolstoy: A Comparative Study. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press.
Ruth
Billington, J. (2002). Ruth. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The LIterary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=2276
2001
Cranford
Billington, J. (2001). Cranford. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5808
Elizabeth Gaskell
Billington, J. (2001). Elizabeth Gaskell. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1699
Elizabeth Gaskell's 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte'
Billington, J. (2001). Elizabeth Gaskell's 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte'. In M. Jolly (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Life Writing (Vol. 1, pp. 355-356). London & Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.
Mary Barton
Billington, J. (2001). Mary Barton. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=3725
North and South
Billington, J. (2001). North and South. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, J. Todd, & R. Clark (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia (pp. n/a). n/a: The Literary Dictionary Company Ltd.. Retrieved from http://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=3238