Manchester Meeting – ‘A Little Paradise’: the Urban and Rural Homes of a Manchester Manufacturer 6 October , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm What was life like for a wealthy family in the Georgian period? Samuel and Hannah Greg were amongst the Manchester elite at the time, but when they tired of urban life they […]
Cranford presents not only an illustration of the experience of female ageing, but also a challenge to it. The older ladies of the town are depicted positively and form a resilient community where spinster status is not socially ruinous. In addition, Gaskell’s writing works in part to reverse time and its meaning, rejuvenating Lady Glenmire […]
« All Events Who was Marie Nordlinger, Marcel Proust’s ‘Muse from Manchester’? Tuesday 2 March, 2027 , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm GMT £5 – £6 Dr Cynthia Gamble introduces us to Marie Nordlinger (1876-1961), the talented, polyglot artist and sculptor from Manchester who was in regular correspondence with Marcel Proust. Portrait of Marie Nordlinger […]