The Life of Charlotte Brontë – Collecting Resources
As soon as the commission to write the biography of Charlotte Brontë had been accepted, Elizabeth needed to collect information from as many sources as she could.
Graduate Student Essay Prize 2024
Joan Leach Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize 2024 Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2024 The Gaskell Journal runs a biennial Graduate Student Essay Prize in honour of Joan Leach MBE, founder of the Gaskell Society. The winning essay will be published … Continued
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 to be published initially by Smith and Elder. George Smith … Continued
The Life of Charlotte Brontë – An Invitation to Write
The Life of Charlotte Brontë – an invitation to write Two months after the death of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote to George Smith (their publisher) asking for a copy, either an engraving or daguerreotype, of the 1850 … Continued
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 March 2024 session. Follow the Gaskell Society on Twitter and … Continued
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 February 2024 session. Follow the Gaskell Society on Twitter and … Continued
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 January 2024 session. Follow the Gaskell Society on Twitter and … Continued
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 November 2023 session. Follow the Gaskell Society on Twitter and look … Continued
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 October 2023 session. Follow the Gaskell Society on Twitter and … Continued
ALS Autumn Newsletter
If you’re a member of the Gaskell Society, you’re affiliated to the Alliance of Literary Societies. Here’s their 2023 Autumn Newsletter, which we hope you’ll enjoy reading. Contents The 2023 ALS AGM at Winchester, hosted by the Charlotte M Yonge … Continued