When Elizabeth met William – Wordsworth that was!
William Wordsworth’s name appears in Elizabeth Gaskell’s life several times, though it seems she only met him once. It is clear that he influenced Elizabeth’s work. A love of nature comes through strongly in much of Elizabeth’s writing. I especially love the
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Only One Star for Cranford!
I am a friend of Tabley House as well as being a volunteer at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, so you can imagine my great delight to read an article by Sarah Webb in the (highly recommended) Tabley Friends Newsletter for September 2021, where
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Skipton, Shakespeare and a sprinkling of Bronte…
In 1623, seven years after Shakespeare died, John Heminge and Henry Condell, his friends and colleagues from The King’s Men theatre company, compiled and arranged for publication thirty six of his plays in what has come to be known as the First
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Scientists Elizabeth Gaskell Knew
The following is a list of scientists1 who are known to have been in contact with Elizabeth Gaskell, or who probably had some contact with her after she moved to Manchester in 1832. Those who had most importance to Elizabeth are marked
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More from the Thornycrofts
I was lucky enough to visit Leighton House a few weeks ago, newly opened to the public after its recent refurbishment. The wonderfully tiled Arab Hall is still as glorious as ever and the recreation of Leighton’s winter studio – full of
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