Name: Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship
Start: 2026-04-29T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-29T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

$Online Talk: Charlotte Bront\u00eb and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship$

This introductory talk explores the relationship between two giants of nineteenth century literature. Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell were opposites in many ways. Yet they were profoundly interested in each other’s work and lives. Their first meeting in the Lake District in 1850 led to a real friendship.
Charlotte had written the instant classic Jane Eyre and then Shirley, while Elizabeth’s astounding debut novel Mary Barton had been well-received.
This talk uses letters, writing and contemporary accounts to try and discover what held the friendship between these two extraordinary women together. With speaker Libby Tempest, Vice-Chair of the Gaskell Society.
‘Outstanding. I attend several talks and this was superb.’ Previous Audience Member
£6
Wed 29 April, 7-8pm
The second in the Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell mini-season, in partnership with the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
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