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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 […]

Pen Portraits – Literary Letters Brought to Life

Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United Kingdom

A famous writer hiding behind the curtain, a mysterious lady in a portrait and a female author stepping beyond her limits while her scholarly husband makes kites. Pen Portraits is […]

£7.00 – £9.00

Heritage Open Day at Cairo Street

Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel 4 Cairo Street, Warrington, United Kingdom

Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel Cairo Street is the oldest dissenting Chapel in Warrington and has a wealth of history connected with the town. William and Ann Robson with many other […]

Heritage Open Day at Cairo Street

Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel 4 Cairo Street, Warrington, United Kingdom

Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel Cairo Street is the oldest dissenting Chapel in Warrington and has a wealth of history connected with the town. William and Ann Robson with many other […]

Online Talk: Milton and Manchester- the Backdrop to North and South

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We are thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House is celebrating North and South during 2022, with a special season of events and talks! The romance of Elizabeth Gaskell’s famous novel North […]

£4

The Gaskell Memorial Service 2022

Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United Kingdom

Every year, on a Sunday close to what would have been Elizabeth Gaskell's birthday, we lay flowers on her grave (10.45am) at Brook Street Chapel in Knutsford. We also lay […]

Manchester Meeting – Mr Darwin & Mrs Gaskell

Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United Kingdom

Mr Darwin and Mrs Gaskell: a tale of two storytellersIn October, we welcome Gordon Chancellor, who will examine the many connections between Charles Darwin and Elizabeth Gaskell, both in their […]

£5 – £6

Knutsford Meeting – October 2022

Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United Kingdom

It's a new season and a new novel! Our discussion series for 2022-23 will look at Wives and Daughters. First published in serial form in the Cornhill Magazine, between August 1864 […]

£5 – £6

Manchester Meeting – “I do like Mr Lushington very much”

Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United Kingdom

We're delighted to welcome David Taylor FSA to our November meeting. The Home Quartet (Mrs Lushington and her Daughters) by Arthur HughesVernon Lushington was a close friend of Elizabeth Gaskell […]

£5 – £6

Scumbling: Gaskell’s Turneresque Aesthetics

Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace, London, United Kingdom

We welcome back Annick Pommier, who is continuing her PhD research at Université Paris Cité and who will talk about the impact of John Ruskin and J.M.W. Turner on Gaskell’s […]

Knutsford Meeting – November 2022

Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United Kingdom

Our discussion series for 2022-23 looks at Wives and Daughters. First published in serial form in the Cornhill Magazine, between August 1864 and January 1866, Wives and Daughters was unfinished when […]

£5 – £6

Online Talk: Vintage Victorian Christmas Cards

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The Victorians loved the festive season and created a new tradition of sending Christmas cards by important illustrators such as Kate Greenaway and Alice Havers. Victorian cards often included the […]

£5

Manchester Meeting – The Restoration of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United Kingdom

We're especially delighted to welcome our dear friend, Frank Galvin, for our December illustrated talk. Frank is a retired museum curator who worked for Stockport’s Heritage Service for 32 years: […]

£5 – £6

Online Talk: Christmas Literature

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'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year…' A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is the best known and most loved of all […]

£5

Second-Hand Book Sale

Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United Kingdom

The monthly second-hand book sale at Elizabeth Gaskell's House is a must-visit for book lovers. Two rooms packed full of books of all genres, including contemporary fiction, art, gardening, photography, classics, […]

Second-Hand Book Sale

Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United Kingdom

The monthly second-hand book sale at Elizabeth Gaskell's House is a must-visit for book lovers. Two rooms packed full of books of all genres, including contemporary fiction, art, gardening, photography, classics, […]

New Year Lunch, 2023

Cottons Hotel and Spa Manchester Road, Knutsford, United Kingdom

We're thrilled to welcome back members and friends for our wonderfully convivial New Year lunch - a firm favourite in our society's calendar. Join us at the the Cottons Hotel, […]

£25 – £27

Online Talk: Mary Barton – An Introduction

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A new season of Mary Barton events begins at Elizabeth Gaskell's House with this introduction to her first novel, Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life. The story is a tale […]

£5

Online Talk: Mary Barton’s Manchester

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Back by popular demand, Dr Diane Duffy leads us on a literary journey of discovery to the places, buildings and landmarks of Manchester as featured in Elizabeth Gaskell’s first novel […]

£5

Knutsford Meeting – January 2023

Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United Kingdom

Our discussion series for 2022-23 looks at Wives and Daughters. First published in serial form in the Cornhill Magazine, between August 1864 and January 1866, Wives and Daughters was unfinished when […]

£5 – £6

Letters and Elizabeth Gaskell

Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace, London, United Kingdom

Carolyn Lambert is the Gaskell Society’s Letters Recorder, responsible for hunting down and investigating new Gaskell letters. Her talk will cover academic theories of letter-writing; letters in Gaskell’s fiction and […]

Manchester Meeting – Rooms with a View

Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United Kingdom

Rooms with a View: Soft Furnishings in North and South   This talk will explore what the furniture in North and South tells us about the social world Gaskell inhabits. […]

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Second-Hand Book Sale

Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United Kingdom

The monthly second-hand book sale at Elizabeth Gaskell's House is a must-visit for book lovers. Two rooms packed full of books of all genres, including contemporary fiction, art, gardening, photography, classics, […]

Online Valentines Talk: Mr Thornton vs Mr Darcy

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In this lively online event we take a closer look at two of literature’s best loved heroes – Mr Thornton from Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South and Mr Darcy from […]

£5