Elizabeth Gaskell visited Rome for the first time in the spring of 1857. She brought her two eldest daughters, both in their early twenties, and the three of them were welcomed into the lively circle ...

Princess Arinola Adegbite says she has "always been interested in the 19th Century, mainly for the poets and fashion" What is it like to be a writer-in-residence at the home of the Cranford novelist, ...

Bridgerton (right) has been seen by 82 million viewers worldwide, ten times the audience the BBC's Cranford garnered in 2007 It is 170 years since Elizabeth Gaskell first published her most popular ...

Building on theories of space and place, the contributors to this collection bring a variety of geographical, industrial, psychological, and spatial perspectives to bear on the vast range of Gaskell's ...

The exhibition includes a map of locations which inspired the writer An exhibition investigating how a 19th Century novelist depicted her native city has opened at her former home. Elizabeth Gaskell, ...

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It is 170 years since Elizabeth Gaskell first published her most popular work Cranford but thanks to more recent period dramas, the author's novels are seeing a surge of interest from new, young fans.

What is it like to be a writer-in-residence at the home of the Cranford novelist, when you haven't read any of her work? Three women have been chosen for the role at Elizabeth Gaskell's House in ...