Celebrating the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell
The Rev Dr Ann Peart gave this talk to the Gaskell Society on 6 October 2020. It is now almost exactly 25 years since I came back to live and Manchester after a gap of over 30 years, and exchanged … Continued
This talk was given to the Gaskell Society by Bob Gamble on 19 August 2020. In it, he presents undiscovered biographical information about Elizabeth Gaskell. His research casts fresh light on Elizabeth’s inner circle, uncovering some of the mysteries of … Continued
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
The middle years of the 19th Century must have been a great time to be a member of Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel, for not only were plans being developed to change the Georgian Chapel of 1745 into the Victorian Chapel … Continued