Squirrel Knutsford’s Unhappy Day
It was not a good day for Squirrel Knutsford. The week had started well. The man had newly planted some tulips in a pot in the sunshine, and Squirrel Knutsford had had a lovely digging forage, which rewarded him with a juicy
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Wolf or squirrel, that is the question?
In February 2021, Chris Tucker and I posted a blog about the poet John Donne and a two-volume edition of his poems that had been recently added to our collection. What’s done is Donne. - elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk The very last paragraph of
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Annual Impact Report and 2022 Highlights
Every year we create an Annual Report demonstrating the impact of the funding and donations we receive for the house and our activities. Read our Impact Report for 2022 below. Read our Annual Impact Report by clicking here Whilst the House has
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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
Read more » New for 2023 – Tales of Manchester Life – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester
A new exhibition will open in April 2023 that will explore how the Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell presented Manchester and its people through her novels and short stories, and the impact she had through her writing. Elizabeth was a true radical of
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