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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Feisty Females – New Online Course for Autumn 2025
You can enjoy a special treat this autumn. Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is delighted to announce a new online course about feisty females with the ever-popular Dr Sherry Ashworth. So from September you can take a look at literature's feisty females including some
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Nature and Nurture
Elizabeth Gaskell’s works explore the balance between nature and nurture, showing how both the natural world and supportive relationships shape her characters' emotional growth. In her novels, nature is not merely a backdrop but an active force and dynamic theme, while nurturing
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