The Gaskell Society

Celebrating the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell

A Year in the Life of our Society

Ours is a busy society, with a packed social calendar. At our AGM in April 2025, our wonderful Secretary, Pam Griffiths (who holds everything together!), gave her report on a […]

A Visit to Capesthorne Hall

A Visit to Capesthorne Hall “A place and person for an artist to be in – old hall, galleries, old paintings, &c. and such a dame of a lady to […]

Ardwick Green

A beautiful Grade II listed former church, the Thomas Centre in Ardwick Green has meeting rooms named for famous Ardwick residents – including Elizabeth Gaskell. 

The Gaskell Collection online

Our friends at the John Rylands Library have been in touch to tell us about the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection Catalogue Picture: Page 1 of The Grey Woman manuscript, in […]

Raise a glass to 2025!

Our convivial New Year lunch takes place on Tuesday 14 January 2025. Join us!  Helen Smith tells us about the 2024 lunch.

New booklet out now

Anthony Burton has written a new booklet that outlines just why Elizabeth Gaskell is the most versatile of storytellers. And it’s free to read! 

Revolutionary Gaskell? A call for papers

We’re thrilled that there’s to be an exciting new Gaskell Conference taking place in Paris in April 2025. Annick Rello-Pommier tells us more and issues a call for papers.