Meet our new Chair
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We’re absolutely delighted that Dr Diane Duffy was elected as our new Chair at our Annual General Meeting in April. Read more about her and her plans for the Gaskell […]
In the Footsteps of Mrs Gaskell – join us in Italy
Exciting news for Gaskell Society members! We are offering a trip to Rome, to visit the city Gaskell loved above all others… Please note that the Rome trip has now […]
“No reader should be afraid of Elizabeth Gaskell”
Last week, Society members were surprised and a bit disturbed to read in three national newspapers that Warwick University English Department had decided to put ‘trigger warnings’ on Mary Barton. […]
What’s the Craic with… Elizabeth Gaskell?
In October 2022, our Chair, Libby Tempest (pictured), talked to journalist Danny Moran about just why she loves Elizabeth Gaskell so much. This is a longer version of the interview, […]
The Gaskell Conference – Part 2
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On Sunday morning, we awoke not only to more blue skies and glorious sunshine, but to more first-rate speakers…. Dr Emma Liggins talked us through the rudiments of the Female […]
The Gaskell Conference – Part 1
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Our Chair, Libby Tempest looks back the first part of our 2022 Conference, during which strong women, spectacular scenery and equally spectacularly ice cream are all splendidly celebrated. Would […]