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Christmas with the Gaskells
Elizabeth Gaskell participated in the merriment that went on at Christmas time, even in a grim industrial city like Manchester. This illustrated booklet, by Anthony Burton and Diane Duffy, gathers together everything they have found out about her experience of festive observances: carols, turkeys, Christmas trees and family parties.
The perfect stocking-filler for all Gaskellites!
The book will also be available to buy at our Cross Street and Brook Street Chapel meetings (subject to availability
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Overseas? We have a PDF downloadable ebook, available instantly here.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Knutsford
An illustrated walking tour of Knutsford (with map), plus an introductory essay: Elizabeth Gaskell: her Life and Works by John Rowe Townsend.
See Elizabeth's happy childhood home, visit her final resting place and learn about the real-life characters behind the fictional folk of Cranford.
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New! Christmas with the Gaskells PDF Ebook
In Victorian England the celebration of Christmas surged. Following Dickens, many authors produced heart-warming stories for the season. Elizabeth Gaskell wrote seven of these, but was not comfortable doing so, for “I could not write about virtues to order”. However, like everyone else, she participated in the merriment that went on, even in a grim industrial city like Manchester. This illustrated booklet, by Anthony Burton and Diane Duffy, gathers together everything we have found out about her experience of Christmas observances: carols, turkeys, Christmas trees, and family parties.
40pp plus covers. Please note that the download link will appear on your checkout confirmation page. If you have any queries, please contact us.
There is a printed version of this book (UK shipping only), available here.
Passion and Propriety – print edition
Elizabeth Gaskell’s letters demonstrate a keen interest in fashion, but also practicality. Her novels and stories, meanwhile, make use of clothing as a device that reveals much more about a character than mere appearance. In this illustrated guide, Margo Singer describes the fashions of the time, exploring Gaskell’s attitude to clothes and Manchester’s role at heart of this rapidly-expanding industry.
A5, perfect bound, 56pp plus covers.
UK shipping only, sorry. Overseas readers may prefer our PDF ebook edition which can be downloaded from this site.
Passion and Propriety PDF Ebook
Elizabeth Gaskell’s letters demonstrate a keen interest in fashion, but also practicality. Her novels and stories, meanwhile, make use of clothing as a device that reveals much more about a character than mere appearance. In this illustrated guide, Margo Singer describes the fashions of the time, exploring Gaskell’s attitude to clothes and Manchester’s role at heart of this rapidly-expanding industry.
56pp plus covers. Please note that the download link will appear on your checkout confirmation page. If you have any queries, please contact us.
There is a printed version of this book (UK shipping only), available here.