Your Online Gothic Autumn 2026
The shadows are calling. This autumn, leave the mundane behind and step into a world of monsters and the macabre with haunting stories by some of your favourite women writers. Embrace the darkness with our Online Gothic Season, all from the comfort
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Welcome to the World of Cranford – Your Online Events
Welcome to the world of, what must surely be Elizabeth Gaskell's most charming novel, Cranford. This story of the 'Amazons' of Cranford has never been out of print. Now a new season of events just for you celebrates the quiet strength of
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Your Spring Season Online – The Brontë Sisters and Elizabeth Gaskell
Since its publication in 1857, Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Life of Charlotte Brontë has divided opinion. It attracted immediate controversy and became a bestseller. But how true is it? A new short season of online events with the Brontë Parsonage Museum tells the real story
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Interview with Brian Percival: Historical Drama, Northern Roots and the Director’s Craft
Brian Percival is a director whose career journey has taken him from his working-class roots in Liverpool to one of the most respected names in British television and film. With notable works such as North and South, The Book Thief and All
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2026 Online Reading Workshops – The Gothic
Take a walk on the wild side with our new reading course looking at horror, mystery and the darker side of the human condition. We’re taking on some giants of the Gothic to explore literature’s supernatural forces, from the terrible monster of
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