A Novel Introduction
If you’ve never read a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, a visit to her former home is the perfect place to be inspired. And when you visit Elizabeth Gaskell’s House during Manchester Literature Festival you will be able to book a special ticket
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45. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
8-14 September 2025 The weeks feel like they are galloping on faster than I can keep up at the moment , although I was reminded by one of the volunteers that my year in the life series will be ended soon -
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1-5 September 2025 Autumn is officially here - or at least our autumnal photos and content are doing very well - and, despite the increased rainfall in Manchester, we had a pretty decent week on the visitor and volunteer front. Wednesday was
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25-29 August 2025 Thank goodness this week was just four days (thanks to the Bank Holiday). It's not been the best of weeks in lots of ways. Tuesday started off well until about lunch time when I discovered our website had completely
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11-17 August 2025 Mid-way through the summer holidays, another heatwave (29 degrees in Manchester on Wednesday!) and it has been a busy week for us. After the usual post-holiday catch-up for me it was back to scoping out grants, upping the Facebook
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