Elizabeth Gaskell, who became one of the most popular writers of her era, arrived in Manchester in 1832 and set her first novel in the burgeoning city.

The panel was dedicated by her great-great-granddaughter Rosemary Dabbs and a wreath was laid. The address was given by Jenny Uglow, Vice-President of the Gaskell Society, and Elizabeth Williams, ...

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.

Rebecca Mead recommends Nell Stevens’s “The Victorian and the Romantic,” about the Victorian-era writer Elizabeth Gaskell.

Elizabeth Gaskell’s significant body of short Gothic fiction, written primarily between 1850 and 1861 for the periodical press, reflects a crucial moment of development for nineteenth-century Gothic ...

A collection of letters written by two Victorian families – including one of the era’s best loved writers - have been acquired by The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library. The ...

Period drama lovers will be encapsulated by this series released on BBC One in 1999. An adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel of the same name, Wives and Daughters following the intrigues, loves ...