Revolutionary Gaskell? A call for papers
We’re thrilled that there’s to be an exciting new Gaskell Conference taking place in Paris in April 2025. Annick Rello-Pommier tells us more and issues a call for papers.
News from Knutsford
Dr Diane Duffy shares news of her plans for our new season of study sessions for the 2024-2025 season.
Looking ahead to Conference 2024
It doesn’t seem like nearly two years since we gathered in Caernarvon for our Gaskell Society Conference; but here we are in February 2024, finalising the details for yet another […]
North and South Season
Join Elizabeth Gaskell’s House for its online North and South Season Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is opening 2022 with a North and South season to explore one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s most […]
Cranford for Beginners – a talk by Libby Tempest (video)
https://vimeo.com/522747640 Libby Tempest, Chair of the Gaskell Society, tells us about how she came to know and love the work of Elizabeth Gaskell and the ‘excellent women’ of Cranford in particular. […]
Mental Illness and the Victorians – the Case of Alice Hadfield Petschler
In March 2021, we were delighted to welcome the historian, biographer and retired teacher, Joanna Williams. Alice Hadfield Petschler (1830-1897) was the photographer, poet and “lunatic” whose case helped […]
A Christmas Ramble (video)
We had a very jolly, festive get-together on December 1st, as the Society’s Anthony Burton took us on a walk through Victorian Manchester. We recorded his talk and you can […]
Mrs Gaskell’s Personal Pantheon (video)
This talk was given to the Gaskell Society by Bob Gamble on 19 August 2020. In it, he presents undiscovered biographical information about Elizabeth Gaskell. His research casts fresh light […]