News from Knutsford

Dr Diane Duffy shares news of her plans for our new season of study sessions for the 2024-2025 season.

Sylvia’s Lovers – an Introduction

Our subject of our 2023-24 season of Knutsford discussions is Sylvia’s Lovers. Dr Diane Duffy offers an introduction to Gaskell’s only historical novel. Sylvia’s Lovers (1863) was Elizabeth’s first novel […]

Sylvia’s Lovers – quotes V

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes from Chapters 30-37. These chapters will be covered in her […]

Sylvia’s Lovers – quotes IV

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes from Chapters 24-29. These chapters will be covered in her […]

Sylvia’s Lovers – quotes III

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes from Chapters 16-23. These chapters will be covered in her […]

Sylvia’s Lovers – quotes II

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes from Chapters 8-15. These chapters will be covered in her […]

Sylvia’s Lovers – quotes I

To mark our new season of Knutsford discussions on Sylvia’s Lovers, Dr Diane Duffy has compiled a series of quotes from Chapters 1-7. These chapters will be covered in her […]

Wives and Daughters quotes VI

We now visit Chapters 40-49 in our continuing our series of quotes from Wives and Daughters, compiled by Dr Diane Duffy. These chapters will be covered in her March 2023 […]

Wives and Daughters quotes V

We now visit Chapters 40-50 in our continuing series of quotes from Wives and Daughters, compiled by Dr Diane Duffy. These chapters will be covered in her March 2023 meeting […]

Wives and Daughters quotes IV

We now visit Chapters 31-40 in our continuing our series of quotes from Wives and Daughters, compiled by Dr Diane Duffy. These chapters will be covered in her February 2023 […]