Frances Hodgson Burnett – back in Manchester!
We have been incredibly lucky at the House that Ann Thwaite, the biographer of Frances Hodgson Burnett, has donated her collection of FHB books to us. Do watch this space and follow our plans for celebrating such an amazing donation! I wrote
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And the year is 1857!
1857 is the year Elizabeth Gaskell's biography The Life of Charlotte Bronte was published. On 7 February, Elizabeth Gaskell writes to Laetitia Wheelwright: 'I have today finished my Life of Miss Bronte; and next week we set out for Rome.' Interesting to
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Going Green with the Gaskells
Elizabeth Gaskell's House currently holds a Silver Award for Green Tourism - we're striving for Gold - and we're rightly proud of our policy on sustainability (read our full policy here). We are always looking for ways to reduce energy usage and
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A Salford Unitarian Family – with added literary connections!
The last blog about the Bowes family explored their Unitarian connections, but there’s more to learn about an interesting literary friendship Arthur Bowes had! Arthur Bowes, who is our volunteer Jane’s great grandfather, was born in Pendleton in 1858. In 1872, when
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A Salford Unitarian Family
One of our volunteers has just discovered a family connection to William Gaskell! It might not be a cafe in Paris, but if we sit in the Tea Room at the House long enough we might all find we’re connected to the
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