Forgotten Novels – The Hidden Stories of the 19th and early 20th Century
Fancy rediscovering some of the forgotten women novelists of the Victorian and Edwardian era? This new online course with Sherry Ashworth starting in September may be for you! Women’s writing was often dismissed as romantic, sensationalist and lesser than men’s writing. So
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School Visit to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Stepping into the world of Elizabeth Gaskell In November 2021, Elizabeth Gaskell's House warmly opened their doors to pupils from St Thomas More School, who had been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to step into the world of Elizabeth Gaskell. The purpose behind
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Book Labelling
As part of Elizabeth Gaskell's House’s work towards Museum Accreditation, a team of volunteers got together one Monday to allocate unique identifying numbers to the books in William Gaskell's study, with the aim of doing the whole collection eventually. Supervised by Jane,
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And the year is 1857!
1857 is the year Elizabeth Gaskell's biography The Life of Charlotte Bronte was published. On 7 February, Elizabeth Gaskell writes to Laetitia Wheelwright: 'I have today finished my Life of Miss Bronte; and next week we set out for Rome.' Interesting to
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s House – Christmas Quiz
Our volunteer and staff team love a good quiz and so we've put together the following Gaskell family related quiz to test their and your knowledge. Be warned there are some tricky questions! but for those who get all the answers correct
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