A virtual visit to the houses and homes that featured in Victorian classics including Cranford and North and South.
As part of the 10 year anniversary celebrations of the opening of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, we’re celebrating the real-life homes that inspired this incredible writer. You are invited on a special online literary journey looking for the real locations of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novels and short stories.
Dr Diane Duffy takes you on a virtual visit to the houses and homes that featured in Victorian classics including Cranford, North and South, Mary Barton, Wives and Daughters and many more. Extracts from Elizabeth’s writing guide the way from working class homes in the industrial city to country piles in the beautiful English countryside.
Join us for a look at the original locations of Elizabeth Gaskell’s work and find some new insights into the world of ‘one of the greatest female novelists of all time’.
‘I was impressed at the knowledge of Dr Duffy. She is an interesting speaker.’ Visitor to previous event
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Address
84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9LW
0161 273 2215
Opening times
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 11am-4.30pm (last entry 3pm)
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