New book: Julia Wedgwood; The Unexpected Victorian
We're delighted to announce the publication of a new book written by our long time member, Dr Sue Brown. Julia Wedgwood; The Unexpected Victorian is the first biography to be…
Set of Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations for sale
An original first edition collection of Harriet Martineau's Illustrations have come up for sale. As John Vint, the Chair of the Society says, expensive and the volumes are quite small:…
2021 Annual Conference: final details
This year's conference will take place 18th-21st July Venue: Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough Address: Esplanade, Scarborough, YO11 2AG, UK Telephone: 01723 357400 Website: http://www.crownspahotel.com Dates: Sunday 18th July 2021-Wednesday 21st July…
Harriet Martineau and Deafness: Two Talks
Click here for two pre-recorded talks marking UK Disability History Month, 18 November - 20 December 2020. 1. Harriet Martineau: Living with deafness, in her own words Jenny Childs, Archivist…
AGM 3rd November 2020 4pm UK time (Zoom)
Because of Covid-19, the 2020 Martineau Society Annual Meeting was postposed until 2021. As a result the AGM could not take place as usual. So it was decided to conduct…
Podcast on Harriet Martineau and Deafness
Valerie Doulton has produced a podcast on Harriet Martineau, launched 14th November 2020, as part of Valerie's Live Literature Company podcast series on Deafness. To listen to the podcast, please click…
A play about Charlotte Bronte & Harriet Martineau
Some of you may remember the play by Martineau Society member Valerie Doulton which was performed at the annual Martineau Society meeting in London in 2019. The play has now…
New article: Gender Revolution in a Malthusian Utopia: Harriet Martineau’s world of Garveloch by Catherine Heyrendt-Sherman
English abstract: Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), sociologist, historian and novelist, was also a talented populariser. Illustrations of Political Economy (1832–1834) is her attempt to make Malthusian and Ricardian theories accessible to…
New book by Martineau Society member: Mrs. Gaskell’s Personal Pantheon by Robert G. Gamble
This book vividly presents previously undiscovered biographical information about Elizabeth Gaskell, the author of Mary Barton, Cranford, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, and Wives and Daughters. It also provides much contextual material about Harriet Martineau,…
New article on Harriet Martineau: contemporary responses to her writings on Ireland
The author Julie Donovan starts her article with this. 'Nowhere is the complexity of Harriet Martineau’s legacy more evident than in her writings on Ireland. Martineau traveled to Ireland in…