Literature

Two months after the death of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote to George Smith (their publisher) asking for a copy of an engraving of daguerreotype, of the 1850 Richmond portrait of Charlotte; the one we have hanging in the drawing

Both Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Dickens have each provided us with timeless pieces of literature, which are only gaining more and more in popularity as time goes on. Elizabeth and Charles have both become household names, and their works are embedded in

On 29 June 1859, Elizabeth Gaskell is on holiday in Scotland at Mr Turnbull's, Auchencairn, By ( ie 22 miles off), Dumfries. She has received a very welcome parcel from George Smith, her publisher, and writes to him: 'You never no, never

Some time ago, friend and fellow volunteer Lesley began a series of blogs about women writers of Manchester, of whom there are many, past and present. Some were Manchester born and bred: see Frances Hodgson Burnett, Dodie Smith and Mrs G Linnaeus

Although we call our lovely museum Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, it was of course a home to a family. The family was steeped in literature. Not only was Elizabeth a successful, published author, William also wrote poetry and hymns and taught English Literature