A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft’s Influence on the Writings of Elizabeth Gaskell
Zoom online only, United KingdomBack by popular demand! This sell-out talk by Dr Diane Duffy explores the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneer of feminist thought in the UK, and her influence […]
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 […]
Victorian Women in Bed
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomA series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed for but to die in?’ asks angry, dead Emily Brontë. We snuggle […]
Victorian Women in Bed – New show added
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomDue to popular demand, a third show has been added to the run A series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed […]
Victorian Women in Bed
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomA series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed for but to die in?’ asks angry, dead Emily Brontë. We snuggle […]
A Christmas Potpourri
onlineThe Friends of Elizabeth Gaskell's House have asked several enthusiasts to give short illustrated talks about their favourite objects in the House. So please sit back, with some suitably festive […]
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 […]
Online Talk – Christmas Customs
Zoom online only, United KingdomBringing some festive cheer from Elizabeth Gaskell’s House to your home! Sit back with a mince pie and enjoy the Gaskell Society's Anthony Burton’s talk about seasonal customs from Christmases […]
New Year Lunch, 2022
Cottons Hotel and Spa Manchester Road, Knutsford, United KingdomWe're thrilled to welcome our members and friends back for our wonderful New Year lunch, now a firm favourite in our society's calendar. Join us at the the Cottons Hotel, […]
Online Talk – Cranford Illustrators: which bits did they illustrate?
Zoom online only, United KingdomAs part of the Love Affair with Cranford exhibition at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Anthony Burton returns with a new online talk exploring Cranford’s many illustrators. Surveying thirteen varied artists, he asks […]
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 […]
Online Talk: North and South – An Introduction
Zoom online only, United KingdomWe are thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House is celebrating North and South during 2022, with a special season of events and talks! The season opener is the Gaskell Society's Elizabeth […]
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 […]
Online Talk: A Tale of Two Houses – Lizzy Bennet and Margaret Hale
Zoom online only, United KingdomWe are thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House is celebrating North and South during 2022, with a special season of events and talks! In this lively online event we take a […]
Emmeline String Quartet
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomThe Friends of Elizabeth Gaskell's House are delighted to welcome their friends back to the House for a performance by the Emmeline String Quartet. The Quartet was formed in 2018 at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Online Talk: North and South – The TV Adaptation
Zoom online only, United KingdomWe are thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House is celebrating North and South during 2022, with a special season of events and talks! The BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel […]
Knutsford Meeting – March 2022
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomThe Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne joins Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth in the line-up in our March and April meetings, as Dr Diane Duffy begins a discussion exploring the two works side-by-side. […]
The Gaskell Society Annual General Meeting 2022
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomOur AGM takes place at Cross Street Chapel in Manchester, and also over Zoom. 10.00 Tea and Coffee 10.30 AGM 11.45 The Daphne Carrick Memorial Lecture Elizabeth Gaskell and the […]
Elizabeth Gaskell and the Lushington Family
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United Kingdom“I do like Mr Lushington very much”: Elizabeth Gaskell and the Lushington family. A presentation by Dr David Taylor, author of The Remarkable Lushington Family. Reformers, Pre-Raphaelites, Positivists and the Bloomsbury […]
Knutsford Meeting – April 2022
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomThe second of our discussions looking at The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth, in which Dr Diane Duffy compares the two works. In April, Diane will lead […]
Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Dickens: A Relationship in Print
Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace, London, United KingdomWe are delighted to be able to let you know that - at long last - our London & South East branch meetings will start again on Saturday 7th May, […]
Dudley Green Memorial Service
Blackburn Cathedral Cathedral Close, Blackburn, United KingdomDudley Green was a life member of the Gaskell Society, serving on the committee, giving lectures, writing articles and joining study tours. He was a gentleman with personal charm and great […]
The Gaskell Society Conference 2022
Celtic Royal Hotel Bangor Street, Caernarfon, North Wales, United Kingdom"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 […]