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: Reading The Nineteenth-Century Online: Hester

Join Sherry Ashworth for the latest in our perennially popular reading course - now online - to explore depictions of motherhood in the nineteenth-century novel. In this session we'll be exploring Margaret Oliphant's Hester. Grab your book and hunker down for some spring-time reading, and then join the session for a fun and informative closer look at the text and the context the novel. Readers will be encouraged to discuss the books during the Zoom sessions, under Sherry's

: Reading the Nineteenth-Century Online: Bleak House

Join Sherry Ashworth for the latest in our perennially popular reading course - now online - to explore depictions of motherhood in the nineteenth-century novel. How was the mother seen in Victorian times? Was she a domestic angel, designed for this sacred role? What about the 'fallen woman' as mother? To answer these questions and more, we'll be reading a range of classic texts that shine a spotlight on motherhood in Victorian Britain. Our third session will explore

: Reading The Nineteenth-Century Online: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Join Sherry Ashworth for the latest in our perennially popular reading course - now online - to explore depictions of motherhood in the nineteenth-century novel. How was the mother seen in Victorian times? Was she a domestic angel, designed for this sacred role? What about the 'fallen woman' as mother? To answer these questions and more, we'll be reading a range of classic texts that shine a spotlight on motherhood in Victorian Britain. Our second session will explore

: Reading The Nineteenth Century Online: Wives and Daughters

It's back! Our sell-out reading course is now going online! Join Sherry Ashworth in our perennially popular reading course, to explore depictions of motherhood in the nineteenth-century novel. How was the mother seen in Victorian times? Was she a domestic angel, designed for this sacred role? What about the 'fallen woman' as mother? To answer these questions and more, we'll be reading a range of classic texts that shine a spotlight on motherhood in Victorian Britain: Elizabeth Gaskell's

: Online Talk: Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft’s Influence in the Writings of Elizabeth Gaskell.

We're celebrating the approach of International Women's Day with a focus on Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneer of feminist thought in the UK, and her influence on Elizabeth Gaskell's writing. Wollstonecraft is firmly back in public consciousness, due to the head-turning new statue in her honour, by artist Maggi Hambling. Join us for this fascinating online talk with Dr Diane Duffy, as she examines the ways Wollstonecraft's ideas have informed Elizabeth Gaskell's work. Tickets £4 Refer to your e-ticket