Elizabeth Gaskell Bibliography
“I do not know whether I am brave or not till I am tried...”
– North and South (Chapter XV) 1848 –
English-language scholarship on the life and writings of Elizabeth Gaskell can be easily located using the following published sources, generally available for access in academic libraries or for purchase:
Selig, Robert L. – Elizabeth Gaskell: A Reference Guide (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1997)
Welch, Jeffrey – Elizabeth Gaskell: An Annotated Bibliography, 1929-1975 (New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc. 1977)
Weyant, Nancy S. – Elizabeth Gaskell: An Annotated Bibliography of English Language Sources, 1976-1991 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994).
Weyant, Nancy S. – Elizabeth Gaskell: An Annotated Guide to English Language Sources,1992-2001. (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 2004).
Nancy Weyant and Meghan Lowe currently maintain supplements to the last of these. These substantial supplements list bibliographies and bibliographical essays; biographies and biographical footnotes; works relating to correspondence; and literary criticism. They are available here and on Nancy Weyant’s website
Gaskell Scholarship Bibliographical Supplement 2002-2011
Gaskell Scholarship Bibliographical Supplement 2012-2019
Back copies of Gaskell Society Newsletters, volumes 1-60, can be found here.
The Gaskell Society would like to thank Nancy Weyant and Meghan Lowe for allowing the supplements to be published here.