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Knutsford Meeting – March 2022
Knutsford Meeting – March 2022
The 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. Diane will be looking at the situation and presentations of the two protagonists, Hester Prynne and Ruth, along with the presentation of children.In March, we'll […]
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The Gaskell Society Annual General Meeting 2022
The Gaskell Society Annual General Meeting 2022
Our 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 Gregs of Styal and Bollington by Anthony Burton Anthony Burton has a degree in English Literature and was a curator at the Victoria and Albert […]
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Elizabeth Gaskell and the Lushington Family
Elizabeth Gaskell and the Lushington Family
“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 Group. David will be talking about Vernon Lushington, a friend of Elizabeth’s, who was a frequent visitor to her home at Plymouth Grove. Tickets are £13 […]
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Knutsford Meeting – April 2022
Knutsford Meeting – April 2022
The 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 a discussion on Pearl (the child) and her father, with a focus on chapters 6, 8, 15, 18, 19 and the last two. Our monthly […]