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Anthony Burton

A Christmas Ramble (video)
2 Dec 2020

A Christmas Ramble (video)

by linsey | posted in: Manchester, talks | 0

We had a very jolly, festive get-together on December 1st, as the Society’s Anthony Burton took us on a walk through Victorian Manchester. We recorded his talk and you can join us on catch-up here. The Gaskells must have often … Continued

Anthony Burton, history, Manchester
Travers Madge: A Gaskell Ally
6 May 2020

Travers Madge: A Gaskell Ally

by linsey | posted in: Manchester | 0

At the Gaskell Society’s 2019 Conference, Dr Diane Duffy and Anthony Burton stood in at short notice to give a talk on “How did Elizabeth Gaskell know what she knew about working-class life?”.  This is currently being prepared for publication … Continued

Anthony Burton, Unitarianism, working class
The Gaskell Revival
6 Aug 2019

The Gaskell Revival

by linsey | posted in: Literature | 0

Elizabeth Gaskell, the wife of a Unitarian minister of religion in Manchester, shared her husband’s interest in literature: they published some jointly written verses in 1837.  Elizabeth became a best-selling novelist almost by chance. Grieved by the death of her baby … Continued

Anthony Burton, Elizabeth Gaskell, Literature
Can we devise a Gaskell ‘brand’ which could compete in the literary heritage industry with the Austen,  Brontë and Dickens brands?
8 Feb 2019

Can we devise a Gaskell ‘brand’ which could compete in the literary heritage industry with the Austen, Brontë and Dickens brands?

by Ann O'Brien | posted in: Lecture, Manchester Meetings | 0

A Talk by Anthony Burton to the Gaskell Society, 5 February 2019. This talk considered ways – from the scholarly to the commercial – of promoting writers, and their fan-clubs, museums, and houses.  With Gaskell at the forefront, it also … Continued

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