Elizabeth Gaskell’s Children – Part 5, Julia
witty and wild and clever and droll, the pet of the house Julia Bradford Gaskell 1846-1908 Julia Bradford Gaskell was born in September 1846, the year after her brother William died and while the family was still living at 121, Upper Rumford
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s Children – Part 4, William
so affectionate and reasonable a baby I never saw William Gaskell 1844 to 1845 Somewhere between 1838 and 1841, Elizabeth gave birth to another child, a boy, making it her fourth pregnancy since her marriage in 1832. In March 1856 she writes
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Tales of Mystery & the Macabre read along for May
Firstly, a very big thank you to everyone who got involved with our North and South read along in March and April. We had a lot of fun and the discussions extended beyond the novel to include waterbeds (a particular favourite thread),
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North and South and the Fern Bed
The garden gates remain locked, as they will be for some weeks yet, I suspect. But it does give time to explore another way in which North and South has influenced the planting in the garden. Last week I identified roses as
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s Children – Part 3 Florence Elizabeth
Florence has no talents under the sun; and is very nervous and anxious... Florence Elizabeth Gaskell 1842-1881 Florence, or Flossy as she was affectionately called, was born in October 1842, just after the family’s move from 14 Dover Street to 121 Upper
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