Fascinating talk tonight with the Elizabeth Gaskell's House and the Brontë Parsonage Museum about 'The Life of Charlotte Brontë'. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you. #bronte

Thanks to Sue Newby and our friends Brontë Parsonage Museum for a fresh look at Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë tonight. Great to have lots of questions! More #Brontë events here elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/bronte-gaskell…

We're looking for volunteers to join our team of gardeners🧑‍🌾 🍃

We're holding a Gardening Volunteer Recruitment session on Wednesday 5th June🌳 ✨

Interested? Sign up via our website💚

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LITERATURE: STARTS TONIGHT! Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester and Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth have teamed up for a season of online events to take a look at the friendship between two giants of Victorian literature: Elizabeth and Charlotte. Read more here… creativetourist.com/event/charlott…

'The deliciousness of the early summer silence was only broken by the song of the birds, and the nearer hum of bees. Listening to these sounds, which enhanced the exquisite sense of stillness' #WivesAndDaughters , 1865 elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk

There are currently THREE exciting international writing residency opportunities open within the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #CitiesofLiterature network 😍✈️

1⃣ KRK Literature 🇵🇱

A 2 month stay Sep-Oct 2024. Deadline 31st May.

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📢More tickets have now been released so please try again if you saw it was sold out earlier 📢
Ps remember that once you book, you will also get the recording whether you watch live or not.

Last chance to grab a ticket for tonight's event (Wed 1 May) looking at The Life of Charlotte #Bronte : An Introduction. All online and in partnership with Brontë Parsonage Museum . Take a look here elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/bronte-gaskell…

It's looking quiet on our guestlist Thursday 2nd May, so if you're thinking about visiting the home of the Pankhurst Family here in Manchester, book your tickets here, last entry 3pm: bit.ly/43l2AF9
While you're at it, visit Elizabeth Gaskell's House, as they'll be open too!

'He too knew where the last glimpse of the Gibson's house was to be obtained, and once more he turned, and his white handkerchief floated on the air.' #WivesAndDaughters , 1865 elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/wives-and-daug…

‘These talks are always really good: they feel friendly, relaxed and intimate, whilst being intellectually stimulating.’ Visitor to previous event. So many good online events coming up! What will you book? #Manchester #WhatsOn elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/whats-on/

And our Charlotte #Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell events are online too so you can zoom in from anywhere. Plus everyone who books receives the recording too.

“Oh, I can't describe my home. It is home, and I can't put its charm into words” North and South, 1855. #MargaretMonday . elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk

“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart!' Charlotte Bronte & Elizabeth Gaskell events start this week Brontë Parsonage Museum. Book here elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/bronte-gaskell…

Thank you so much to Stacey Halls for a fabulous 'Meet the Author' event at #GawthorpeHall . We still get visitors who loved #TheFamiliars coming to see where its set.
Her new book The Household has characters who knew the Kay-Shuttleworths and its a great read too!

Looking for something to do today? (its not looking too promising weather wise☔️ )
Might we suggest visiting the homes of two of Manchester's fantastically great women?
Both venues are open today from 11am (last entry 3pm.) #deedsnotwords

'Mrs Kirkpatrick’s liking for Mr. Gibson grew in proportion to her sense of the evils from which he was going to serve as a means of escape.' #WivesAndDaughters , 1865
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'The right to spend so much ourselves on so purely selfish a thing as a house is, while so many are wanting- that's the haunting thought to me' Elizabeth Gaskell, April 1850. #Manchester . You can find out more about Elizabeth Gaskell here elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/about/the-gask…

'He shrank from hearing Margaret's very name mentioned; he, while he blamed her – while he was jealous of her – while he renounced her – he loved her sorely, in spite of himself.' #NorthAndSouth , #ThorntonThursday elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/whats-on/

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