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Online Course: A Man’s World – Wealth Creators – Jabez Clegg in Isabella Banks’ The Manchester Man

What do Victorian novelists have to say about men as fathers, lovers, activists, wealth creators – and kings?

In this new course led by Dr Sherry Ashworth, we will be looking at Elizabeth Gaskell’s John Barton in Mary Barton (father), John Thornton in North and South together with Mr Rochester from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (lovers), George Eliot’s Felix Holt in Felix Holt, the Radical (activist and lover), Jabez Clegg in Isabella Banks’ A Manchester Man (wealth creator) and finally the heroes of Rudyard Kipling’s novella, The Man who would be King – empire builders!

How easy is it to be a man in a man’s world?
What are you waiting for? Come and join us!

This month’s session will focus on Isabella Banks’ The Manchester Man

The course is suitable for the general reader who wants to delve deeper into 19th century writing. Extracts will be provided in advance to focus your reading. Sessions will take place on zoom and numbers are limited to allow an inclusive discussion with the chance for all to take part. Please note these sessions will not be recorded as we do not have permissions from attendees.

Every second Wed of the month January – May 2025, 7-9pm

Wednesday 9 April – Wealth Creators – Jabez Clegg from Isabella Banks’ The Manchester Man

 Wednesday 14 May – Rulers – Rudyard Kipling’s novella, The Man who would be King

£13 per session

“Learned so much about 19th century novels I was not familiar with. Sherry is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and engages with all the participants. Very inclusive.” Visitor to online events

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