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Of Song and Speech: Music and Words from Industrial Lancashire

The John Rylands Research Institute and Library 150 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom

Gaskell Society member and good friend, Professor Michael Sanders,  in conversation exploring the defining literary and cultural pioneers of the era. He’ll be joined by folk singer, Jen Reid, who sings Lancashire dialect songs. 5:30-6:10: Collections Encounter Drop in at the Rylands and discover objects and books connected to our exhibition Workers' Playtime: Culture and […]

Free

Brontë

Manchester Central Library St Peter's Square, Manchester

“I read for the same reason that I ate or drank; because it was a real craving of nature.”  Join our friends, Kantos Chamber Choir as they examine the lives and passions of the mysterious Brontë sisters through the eyes of their friend and supporter, Elizabeth Gaskell. Kantos will evoke the wild, exposed landscapes of […]

£5 – £15

Brontë

Haworth Church Church Street, Haworth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

“I read for the same reason that I ate or drank; because it was a real craving of nature.”  Join our friends, Kantos Chamber Choir as they examine the lives and passions of the mysterious Brontë sisters through the eyes of their friend and supporter, Elizabeth Gaskell. Kantos will evoke the wild, exposed landscapes of […]

£5 – £15