The Gaskell Society

If you’re a member of the Gaskell Society, you’re affiliated to the Alliance of Literary Societies. Here’s their 2023 Autumn...

It doesn’t seem like nearly two years since we gathered in Caernarvon for our Gaskell Society Conference; but here we...

Elizabeth’s plan, in writing The Life of Charlotte Brontë, was to reframe her subject as a proper lady in order...

As soon as the commission to write the biography of Charlotte Brontë had been accepted, Elizabeth needed to collect information...

Joan Leach Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize 2024 Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2024 The Gaskell Journal runs a biennial Graduate...

Our subject of our 2023-24 season of Knutsford discussions is Sylvia’s Lovers. Dr Diane Duffy offers an introduction to Gaskell’s...

The Life of Charlotte Brontë – an invitation to write Two months after the death of her friend, Charlotte Brontë,...

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes...

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes...

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes...

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes...

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes...