"A Monstrous Regiment of Women": Elizabeth Gaskell and her Contemporaries. Friday 8 - Monday 11 July, 2022. The Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon The Conference is now sold out. The full and final line-up for our Conference delegates is at our Conference page. We can't wait to see you in Caernarfon
This conference is designed to expand on the remit of the 'Piston, Pen & Press' project and to discuss and reflect upon a wider range of cultural activities engaged in by industrial workers – for example, as dramatists and theatre-goers, as musicians and composers, as artists and visitors to exhibitions and galleries – as well […]
We're absolutely delighted to tell you about a new Elizabeth Gaskell conference, organised by Gaskell Society members at Anglia Ruskin University, working with the British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS). The conference takes place in person at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge), but also online, so you can attend, no matter where you are. Read more about […]
The Gaskell Society is a member of the Alliance of Literary Societies (ALS), so our members are most welcome to attend the Alliance's Gathering and AGM. This year, it's hosted by the Arthur Ransome Society, so it's in a wonderful setting! Booking for the weekend in Bowness-on-Windermere is now open. Friday 17 May – Two […]
A Passport to freedom: Women Travellers in the 19th Century We're delighted to announce that our next conference, on the theme of Travel, will take place between 5 and 8 July 2024 at the Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa, a 4-star country house hotel on the borders of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. We've gathering together an […]