Jared DavidsonJared Davidson

An archivist by day and labour historian by night, Jared Davidson is an award-winning writer based in Wellington, New Zealand.

From HG Wells to David Farrier: On writers and conspiracy theories

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To stamp out rampant rumours, we must turn to fearless and fastidious scholarship – and writers, says Jared Davidson.  On a spring morning in March 1906, people making their way to work along Oxford Street in central London were alarmed to see well-built men wearing Prussian army uniforms prowling up and down the pavement. From … Read more

‘A mischievous and dangerous imposter’: the cross-dresser who scandalised NZ

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Extract: In a new book about censored letters in New Zealand, the author tells the strange story of a German woman who dressed as a man and may have established a “lesbian network”. Letter from Katherine Early to Hjelmar Dannevill, November 1915 I don’t know whether it will be possible to see you again, I … Read more