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Celebrating the life and literature of Elizabeth Gaskell, writer, social reformer and radical. Open Wed, Thurs & Sun, 11-4.30pm. Booking Required.

[Andrea @Brontefan1976]

Fascinating talk last night by @GrahamWatson73 organised by @EGaskellsHouse and @BronteParsonage ❤️❤️❤️.

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'I have been so curt, so abrupt, so abominably dull, that I’ll answer for it he thinks me worthy to be a man.’ Better known for classic novels, Elizabeth Gaskell was a prolific short story writer. Online Talk - Short Stories: An Introduction 21 January https://t.co/spTU4sahGY

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Its time! Visit '#Manchester's best second-hand book sale' at Elizabeth Gaskell's House today, Sunday 11 #January
📕 Cheap retail therapy
📚 Loads of genres available
🍰 Brilliant Tea Room
@MMUEnglishDept @EnglishSalford @ECW_UoM
Book now https://t.co/NoJwyoIKGm

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Start your year in style at '#Manchester's best Second-Hand Book Sale' this #Sunday 11 #January. Browse fiction, crime, thrillers, classics, maps, biographies, history and children’s books. @MMUEnglishDept @EnglishSalford @ECW_UoM Book now https://t.co/drBr0APuli

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As long winter evenings continue, here is a ghost story to get you through cold and bleak #January nights. Volunteer Rosie Davis looks again at Guillermo del Toro's new interpretation of Mary Shelley’s genre-defining Frankenstein https://t.co/50B18Vy5Zn

#NewYear #Gothic

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'Oh how cold it is, and how I long for some of your elderberry wine' Elizabeth Gaskell, 1841. Get through the month with our Second Hand Book Sale this Sun 11 January. Plus we have #tea and #cake too. Book now https://t.co/drBr0APuli @MMUEnglishDept @EnglishSalford @ECW_UoM

[Livi @LiviMichael]

New book new blog #Elizabeth Gaskell # Charles Dickens # Ruth
https://t.co/3s9ObptpNA

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@MCRCityofLit @BronteParsonage

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'I have rather an insufficient staff of servants, and shall have the house full of friends' wrote Elizabeth Gaskell #OTD 4 January in 1853

We also hope to have a house full of Friends today!

Join us from 11am.
Pre-booking essential via the website.

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'Wonderful online talks are always so informative and enjoyable' A #NewYear and a New programme of online events for you. We've got you covered with everything from Short Stories and Cranford to the Gothic and the Bronte sisters in 2026 https://t.co/bo5bM9UZr0

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'I always feel as if with the new year come new hopes, new life, new light!' Elizabeth Gaskell, 1865. Happy New Year from Elizabeth Gaskell's House. May your new year be filled with hope and good literature.❤️ 📕 🎉 And maybe some fab online events too https://t.co/gIkGleI6ab

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Have you eaten too much cheese and are not sure what day it is? Tuck into something good with an online event from Elizabeth Gaskell's House on Short Stories including Cranford and the Gothic. Find out more for #NewYear2026 https://t.co/gIkGleI6ab

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A Very Merry Christmas to you from Elizabeth Gaskell's House. May you have a joyful Christmas Day and a peaceful new year. We hope you get lots of lovely books to read!

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'Papa taking the little ones to walk with him in the Park, and make snow-balls' Elizabeth Gaskell to her daughter Marianne, 1853.

What to know more about Elizabeth Gaskell? Join us online https://t.co/ehQEqDOUo9

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'a pleasure to listen to: funny, insightful, and clearly passionate' You can now buy Page to Screen: An evening with screenwriter Andrew Davies @TheScribblerCMB download from our online shop. #WivesAndDaughters #PrideAndPrejudice #BridgetJones. Buy now https://t.co/LWHukHsiSw

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“He could not forget the touch of her arms around his neck... to melt away every resolution, all power of self-control, as if it were wax before a fire.” North and South, 1855. Enjoy more Thornton moments https://t.co/R1vHkMjhl8
#ThorntonThursday

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‘I was sometimes almost certain that I heard a noise as if some one was playing on the great organ in the hall.’ The Old Nurse’s Story, 1852. Christmas is a perfect backdrop for a short ghost story. Find out more about Elizabeth's short stories on 21 Jan https://t.co/tgzSG2Qnm3

[Pinc College. @pinccollege]

Supported Internships are the #PowerOfSpecialistFE in action - real-world experience in the cultural and creative sectors, building skills in curation, archiving, visitor teams and more, while students discover what inspires them. In their own words ⬇️ #Post16 #Pathway

[Literary Loves ✍️ 📚 Caroline Malcolm-Boulton @TheScribblerCMB]

I had a fantastic time last night interviewing the brilliant Andrew Davies with @EGaskellsHouse, where we discussed his 1999 adaptation of #ElizabethGaskell's Wives and Daughters.
📚🎬
What did you think of the interview? Any new insights or takeaways?

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'I won't say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly, and it was not me.' We bring you a special online evening with iconic screenwriter Andrew Davies on Tues 9 December https://t.co/dEA5dB238T

[MCC Ardwick @MCCArdwick]

See you later at Swinton Grove Park Festive lights event. @mosscarestvincent @OneMcr Grove Village &
@GMPLongsight @mcrparks. Free access to @EGaskellsHouse Refreshments crafts by @M13youthproject
& @biffaengagementteam carol singing by local schools. Free books from @ReadMCR