30 Mar 2020

A Tale for Our Times: the Cholera Epidemic of 1832

by linsey | posted in: Gaskell family, history | 0

While we are all locked down, attempting to survive the ever-increasing threat of ‘The Virus’, I thought it might be interesting to share with you an incident in the early career of Dr. Samuel Gaskell. I wonder how many comparisons … Continued

20 Jan 2020

Oh my Prophetic Soul!

by linsey | posted in: history, Literature, silverdale | 0

Diane Duffy looks tells the story of a tragic drowning in Silverdale in 1850, which echoed a story written by Elizabeth Gaskell three years before. While it would be good to think Elizabeth Gaskell could add the power of a … Continued