The Trouble with Doubles - The Story of You and Your Doppelgänger
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- Justin Newland Author Services
- Regions:
- Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, West Mids, Hereford, Newport, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Bridgend, Swansea, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Neath Port Talbot
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Experienced and entertaining speaker.
- Fee:
- Paid: £80 in 2026. No charge for travelling expenses for talks within 100 miles of my Somerset home.
- Category:
- Humanities
- Updated:
- 2nd January 2026
- Tagged:
- Doppelganger | Double | Soul | Spirit-Walker
The German word doppelgänger means double-goer or double walker, and suggests the idea that we each harbour a double, an invisible companion who follows us like a shadow, and who may even go places and do things without our knowledge. In this talk, Somerset speaker and novelist Dr Justin Newland explores the nuances of the double and the doppelgänger in art, literature and folklore, and conjures some of the mysteries of the soul.
Views: 81 | Enquiries: 0About Justin Newland
A Doctor of Mathematics, I am an accomplished speaker who has given over 70 talks to organisations including local historical societies, the U3A, Probus, Rotary, and the WI.
I am also the author of six historical fiction novels, with a seventh on the way.
I have so far developed 19 talks. They fall into four different categories: General Interest, Ancient Egypt, Historical, and Writing and Publishing. Here's the link to my website with the current list:
https://www.justinnewland.com/talks/
My fee for 2026 is £80.
I don't charge travelling expenses for sites within 100 miles of my home in Weston-super-Mare.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Justin Newland
- A Rose by any other Name: Our Fascination with the Rose
- Mirror Mirror on the Wall: A Reflective Talk about Mirrors in Our World
- A Thousand Faces: The Untold Story of the Face
- An Introduction to Hidden Art in Ancient Egypt
- The Limits of Empire: How Drake's Circumnavigation Changed the Course of History
- The Hidden Story of the Repulse of the Spanish Armada
- Why Ancient Egypt is known as the Mother and Father of All Things
- The Great Ming Code
- Whatever Happened to the Great Enlightenment?
- History Repeats Itslef
- In Search of the Spirit of the Times
- The Curious Case of Broken Noses on Ancient Egyptian Statues
- The Eternal in the Now: An Introduction to the Enneagram
- The Uncanny Story of the Spread of the Black Plague in the 14th Century
- An Introduction to the Enigma of Jewellery in Ancient Egypt
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