The Gaskell Society

Celebrating the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell

Gaskell Society News

"In short, I am ... open to any amount of literary gossip."

– Letter (412) to George Smith, February 1859 –

exterior, Elizabeth Gaskell's House

North and South Season

Join Elizabeth Gaskell’s House for its online North and South Season Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is opening 2022 with a North and South season to explore one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s most

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A Bookshelf Odyssey

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a reader in possession of a good book, must be in want of another… So says Art Kilmer, Gaskell Society member and the

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The Gaskell Memorial Service

Every year, on a Sunday, close to what would have been Elizabeth Gaskell’s birthday, Gaskell Society members assemble at Brook Street Chapel in Knutsford. We lay flowers on Elizabeth’s grave

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