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SUMMARY:Manchester Meeting - Christmas Travel in Elizabeth Gaskell's Day
DESCRIPTION:Anthony Burton\, one of our most popular speakers\, returns for his annual festive lecture – now a traditional part of every Gaskell Society Christmas celebration. \nElizabeth Gaskell liked to spend Christmas quietly by her fireside.  But around her\, Victorian people showed increasing seasonal mobility.   Children came to celebrate with the family:  “Home for the Holidays” was a recurrent theme\, featuring exuberant schoolboys in stage-coaches.  Then came the railways\, with special trains even on Christmas Day.  Food was also on the move: at home the beef or turkey on the table had probably walked to market\, and Christmas fruits came from the Mediterranean\, the tropics\, China.  Finally\, from the safety of their armchairs\, Victorian readers liked to discover from the media how a traditional British Christmas was celebrated at the remote ends of the empire and beyond. \nAnthony Burton\, after degrees in English literature\, worked as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, specialising in the visual and literary culture of the Victorian period. He’s an active member of the Gaskell Society Committee and is currently editor of the Gaskell Society newsletter. He’s the author of a number of publications for the Society\, including Christmas with the Gaskells\, Elizabeth Gaskell: Homes and Haunts and Elizabeth Gaskell\, Manchester’s Versatile Storyteller. \nEveryone is most welcome to come along\, members and non-members alike. Doors open at 1pm (feel free to bring a packed lunch) and the talk will begin at 1.30pm. Tickets are £5 for members\, £6 for non-members. Simply pay on the door or book online using the link below. We hope to make a recording available for ticket holders unable to attend on the day.
URL:https://gaskellsociety.co.uk/event/manchester-meeting-december-2025/
LOCATION:Cross Street Chapel\, Cross Street\,\, Manchester\, M2 1NL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Manchester,Meeting,talk
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