Tales from a Second-hand Book Sale
It's 'possibly the best second-hand book sale in Manchester' according to one of our regular visitors, and we certainly agree! We have a full book sale once a month here at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, but there are always plenty of books for
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House Restoration Season: Behind the Scenes at Elizabeth’s House and Garden
Please note that these events took place in 2022 but recordings are available. Please see the link to our Frequently Asked Questions for more information FAQS. Spring into action in 2022 with a new season of events exploring the restoration of Elizabeth
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North and South Season: Events about the classic novel and TV series
Please note that these events took place in 2022 but recordings are available. Please see the link to our Frequently Asked Questions for more information FAQS. “He shook hands with Margaret. He knew it was the first time their hands had met, though
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1810 is Elizabeth’s birth year – but what else is happening?
In our timeline series, we've been concentrating on exploring key years in the 1840s and1850s when Elizabeth Gaskell was publishing her wonderful novels. In this week of her birth, it seems a good idea to focus on 1810, the year she was
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It’s 1853 in our time line series!
It's a hugely busy year for Elizabeth Gaskell! On January 10, Ruth - perhaps Gaskell's most controversial novel - is published. Frankly confronting Victorian attitudes to seduction and illegitimacy, it was never going to have an easy reception - it was a
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