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The Victorian House: Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Context
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomIs Elizabeth Gaskell's House a 'typical' Victorian house? Surely houses changed a lot over Victoria's 63-year-long reign? Anthony Burton examines various aspects of Victorian domestic architecture, in order to show how […]
Knutsford Meeting – February 2024
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur Chair, Dr Diane Duffy will be discussing Sylvia's Lovers for the 2023-24 Knutsford season. Gaskell’s only historical novel, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the fictional coastal town of Monkshaven, […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell in the Digital World
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomWe're thrilled to welcome Jessica Smith, Creative Arts Archivist at the John Ryland Research Institute and Library. As you may know, the John Rylands Library holds a collection of Elizabeth […]
Knutsford Meeting – March 2024
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur Chair, Dr Diane Duffy will be discussing Sylvia's Lovers for the 2023-24 Knutsford season. Gaskell’s only historical novel, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the fictional coastal town of Monkshaven, […]
Knutsford Meeting – April 2024
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur Chair, Dr Diane Duffy will be discussing Sylvia's Lovers for the 2023-24 Knutsford season. Gaskell’s only historical novel, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the fictional coastal town of Monkshaven, […]
Autumn Meeting 2024 – Moss and Mosses in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Worlds
Knutsford Methodist Church Princess Street, Knutsford, United KingdomMoss and Mosses in Elizabeth Gaskell's Worlds This year's Joan Leach Memorial Lecture will be given by Dr Ingrid Hanson. In Mary Barton, Margaret’s grandfather Job Legh has been out ‘moss-hunting’, […]
Manchester Meeting – Edmund Potter: MP, FRS, Calico Printer and Philanthropist
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomEdmund Potter is probably most famous for being the grandfather of the author, Beatrix Potter, but he had an illustrious career of his own. Edmund was a Calico Printer who […]
Knutsford Meeting – The Mill on the Floss and the Moorland Cottage I
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomMany critics have considered the similarities between these two texts, thus suggesting one having influenced the other. Eliot’s reputation has been such that there is often an assumption that Gaskell […]
Manchester Meeting – Female Role Models from Biblical Heroines
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomAuthor Sherry Ashworth looks at how Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot and Charles Dickens used biblical heroines to develop their own characters. Our Manchester meetings take place in Cross Street Chapel […]
Knutsford Meeting – The Mill on the Floss and the Moorland Cottage 2
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomMany critics have considered the similarities between these two texts, thus suggesting one having influenced the other. Eliot’s reputation has been such that there is often an assumption that Gaskell […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell, Celebrity
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomElizabeth Gaskell, Celebrity: How she coped with fame In ordinary life, Elizabeth Gaskell enjoyed a certain status in Manchester as the wife of a prominent clergyman. But she soon achieved […]
Knutsford Meeting – The Mill on the Floss & Wives and Daughters
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomIn Session 3, Dr Diane Duffy takes a look at the portrayal of sisters in these well-loved works by George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell. Our monthly Knutsford meetings are held […]
Manchester Meeting – Meta Gaskell and James Bryce: the story of a failed relationship
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomMargaret Emily Gaskell (1837-1913) – universally known as Meta – was the second of William and Elizabeth Gaskell’s four daughters, and the elder of the two who remained unmarried. She […]
Knutsford Meeting – Middlemarch & Wives and Daughters
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomMany critics have considered the similarities between the works of Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot, thus suggesting one having influenced the other. Eliot’s reputation has been such that there is […]
Manchester Meeting – Britishness and the Four Nations in the Novels of Elizabeth Gaskell
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomWe're delighted to welcome Duncan Hamilton to our March meeting. We live in a world of friction between the nations of the United Kingdom. Resurgent Scotland, resilient Wales and confident […]
Knutsford Meeting – Adam Bede and Mary Barton
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomIn this session, Dr Diane Duffy will be looking at Fallenness in Adam Bede and Mary Barton, with a focus on the characters of Hetty Sorrel and Aunt Esther. Our […]
Knutsford Meeting – Eliot & Gaskell, Critical Responses
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomTo round off her season of discussions comparing the works of Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot, Dr Diane Duffy takes a look at some critical reponses. Our monthly Knutsford meetings […]