– Letter (412) to George Smith, February 1859 –
Dr Diane Duffy’s popular study session series looking at Elizabeth Gaskell’s literary legacy continues. This season, she turns her attention to Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy.
Ahead of her new season of Thomas Hardy study sessions, Dr Diane Duffy has paid a visit to Wessex.
Ahead of her new season of Thomas Hardy study sessions, Dr Diane Duffy has paid a visit to Wessex.
Each year we have a service to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Gaskell in September 1810. This year, we assembled to mark the occasion on Sunday 21
Michael Portillo, former government minster turned television presenter (and famous for his brightly-coloured clothes), asked the Gaskell Society’s Chair, Dr Diane Duffy, to contribute to a BBC programme celebrating the
Over the past year a number of unpublished letters from Elizabeth’s daughters have been brought to our notice. Last year, for example, a letter from Meta (Margaret) Gaskell was discovered
We’re delighted to announce our Conference, 10-13 July 2026 – and a call for papers!
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 place and person for an artist to be in – old hall, galleries, old paintings, &c. and such a dame of a lady to