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Autumn Meeting 2021
Knutsford Methodist Church Princess Street, Knutsford, United KingdomThe Joan Leach Memorial Lecture Stubborn Facts from the Factories: James Leach & the Industrial Background to Mrs Gaskell's Fiction. We're delighted to welcome Dr Mike Sanders, who'll deliver the Joan Leach Memorial Lecture at our Autumn meeting - our first 'live' meeting since since March 2020! We can't wait to see you all again! We'll also […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell, Farmer?
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomWe're delighted to welcome guest speaker Jackie Tucker to our first Cross Street Chapel Manchester meeting in oooh... absolutely ages! We hope you'll be able to join us. In 1851 Elizabeth Gaskell wrote to Eliza Fox that she had ‘turned farmer’- a rather surprising remark for a novelist known for her writing on industrial life […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth I
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly and informal talk and discussion, led by Dr Diane Duffy, 2-3pm. Our October, November, January and February sessions will be an exploration of Elizabeth Gaskell's […]
Manchester Meeting – The Adopted Child in 19th Century Literature
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomThis talk explores representations of adopted children in fiction by Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Our guest speaker, Dr Karen Laird, is an adoptive mother and the author of The Art Of Adapting Victorian Literature, 1848-1920 (Routledge, 2019) Doors open at 1pm - tea/coffee available to purchase, and you are […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth II
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly and informal talk and discussion, led by Dr Diane Duffy, 2-3pm. Our October, November, January and February sessions are an exploration of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Visits to Capesthorne Hall
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomIn the late 1840s and early 1850s Elizabeth Gaskell paid a number of visits to her friend Caroline Davenport at Capesthorne Hall, near Congleton, Cheshire. Capesthorne is a red-brick Georgian mansion, remodelled in the 1830s by the architect Edward Blore. Gaskell’s letters dwell on the architectural features of the building, particularly its ‘old’ hall and […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth III
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly and informal talk and discussion, led by Dr Diane Duffy, 2-3pm. Our October, November, January and February sessions are an exploration of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, […]
Manchester Meeting – Three Lady Writers and Love
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomJoin us for a look at how Austen, Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell approach romantic love. Mr Rochester, Mr Darcy and Mr Thornton will all be mentioned! Elizabeth Williams is a retired English lecturer, Gaskell Society member and former Chair of The Gaskell Society. She is an excellent speaker and we're delighted to welcome her […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth IV
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly and informal talk and discussion, led by Dr Diane Duffy, 2-3pm. Our October, November, January and February sessions will be an exploration of Elizabeth Gaskell's […]
Manchester Meeting – The Great Miss Lydia Becker: Suffragist, Scientist and Trailblazer
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomTo mark International Women's Day we welcome Joanna Williams, who'll be talking to us about her new biography of Lydia Becker. Fifty years before women were enfranchised, a legal loophole allowed a thousand women to vote in the general election of 1868. This surprising event occurred due to the single-minded dedication of Lydia Becker, unofficial, […]