On the surface, she was the ideal Victorian wife and mother, a 19th-century domestic goddess. The clue was in the name she used on her books - not Elizabeth Gaskell but Mrs Gaskell. It distinguished ...

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House wasn’t the only location in Greater Manchester to be recognised. The Lowry in Salford also received an accolade for ‘Best Told Story’ while movieESCAPE in Stockport was named ...

This article presents new information about ‘Miss Mitchell’, a previously misidentified figure in Gaskell biography, and considers her role in Elizabeth Gaskell’s life. The Gaskells’ governess Rosa ...

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