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Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants. Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants. Mrs Gaskell’s much ...

Elizabeth Gaskell had an eventful upbringing. The youngest of eight children, she and her older brother were the only children to survive their infancy. Her mother died not long after her birth and so ...

Three women have been chosen for the role at Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester precisely because they "didn't know her". In the quest to appeal to a new audience, the museum's director Sally ...

She was later published under the name “Mrs Gaskell” which was a turn-off because it made her sound too safe, and she faded from relevance. Later critics derided her for being “feminine ...

Other writers, such as Mrs. Gaskell, were best known by their married names, as if fending off accusations that they had ceased to be truly womanly when they ventured into print. Both naming ...