Elizabeth Gaskell’s Apperance, Part One: The Marble Bust

by Katherine

© Gaskell Blog The marble bust of Elizabeth was sculpted c. 1829-31 before her marriage to the Rev. William Gaskell. Mr. Losh told my cousins in town that he thought my bust so… Read More →

Elizabeth Gaskell and Effie Ruskin née Gray, later Lady Millais

by Katherine

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. The full-length portrait is of Effie Gray. She married famous art critic John Ruskin but their marriage was never consummated. Pre-Raphealite artist, John Everett Millais, was brought into… Read More →

Elizabeth Gaskell’s Publishers – Part One: Chapman & Hall and the influences of the Howitts and John Forster

by Katherine

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. Working on her first novel, which would come to be known as Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell sent an unfinished copy to her friends Mary and William Howitt. The Howitts… Read More →

84 Plymouth Grove Architect: Richard Lane

by Katherine

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. Born in London in 1795 Richard Lane studied architecture in Paris at Le École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He settled in Manchester in 1821 and soon became one… Read More →

Living at Elizabeth Gaskell’s Residence – An Interview with Monica Fairview

by Katherine

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. In 1849 Mrs. Gaskell and her husband William contemplated building a new house. Their income had increased; she was earning more as a writer and William was appointed… Read More →

Elizabeth Gaskell Biography: Birth, Childhood, & Education

by Katherine

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. At Belle Vue House in Chelsea, London on the 29th of September 1810, Elizabeth Cleghorn was born into the Stevenson family. She was named after her mother and… Read More →