The Life of Charlotte Brontë – The Aftermath
Elizabeth’s plan, in writing The Life of Charlotte Brontë, was to reframe her subject as a proper lady in order to counter the scathing reviews of Jane Eyre by Lady […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]