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Letters of Mrs Gaskell's Daughters
The letters of the four Gaskell daughters open a door into the social and cultural lives of a well-connected middle-class Victorian family. Events that impinged on the lives and the letters of these women include the Indian Mutiny, the assassination of Lincoln, the Franco-Prussian War, the Boer Wars and Fenian agitation. They witnessed the effects in England of the American Civil War, and engaged in the religious controversies of the day. They take a close interest in the impact of Darwin's discoveries, discuss the latest news, Ruskin's lectures on Venice, the Pre-Raphaelites, and what it is like to play Beethoven's piano pieces under Sir Charles Halle's tuition. They also shed light on the network of Unitarian friends and scholars who undertook the stewardship of Elizabeth Gaskell's writing. This richly annotated edition will appeal to anyone interested in Transatlantic relations, in Mrs Gaskell, in women's networking, in Victorian ideas and social life, and in the intellectual culture of dissenting circles.
Catalogue of the Gleave Brontë Collection at the Moss Side Free Library, Manchester, 1907 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Catalogue of the Gleave Bront Collection at the Moss Side Free Library, Manchester, 1907 The Moss Side Free Library, which already contains two valuable collections relating to Thomas De Quincey and Mrs. Gaskell, is now further enriched by the gift of a Bronte collection. This donation consists of 150 books and pamphlets gathered together by Mr. Joseph james Gleave, of Whalley Range, Manchester, who is well known for his interest. In all that appertains to the Brontes. In making the donation to the Manchester Free Libraries' Committee, Mr. Gleave wished to have the collection housed in the Free Library of Moss Side, having been a resident in that district for about thirty years....
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