Another new book about Harriet Martineau
We're delighted to announce the publication in paperback by Gardners Books of Stuart Hobday's new book Encounters with Harriet Martineau (to see cover, click here). It can be ordered from all…
Harriet Martineau and the Birth of the Disciplines: reviews
A new collection on Harriet Martineau entitled Harriet Martineau and the Birth of the Disciplines and edited by two Martineau Society members, Valerie Sanders and Gaby Weiner, was published by Routledge in 2016. Many of…
Reflections on the 2017 meeting in Hull
David Hamilton We couldn't initially find the conference hotel in Hull since it has repeatedly changed its identity. Known locally as the 'Station' Hotel, it was part of the Mercure…
Will the Real Miss Holt Please Step Forward.
Despite always having lived on Merseyside, I’m embarrassed to admit that I only visited Sudley House in South Liverpool, for the first time this year. Sudley House and its picture…
The Martineau home in Toxteth Park, Liverpool
For a post from Glen Huntley who has written about the Martineau home in Toxteth Park, please click here
Martineau Society Conference 2017: final programme
Martineau Society Annual Meeting 2017 24th – 27th July The Mercure Royal Hotel, Hull. Conference Programme Monday 24th July From 14.00 Arrival and Registration 17.00 – 18.00 Committee Meeting 18.30 …
Harriet Martineau Lecture, 26 May 2017, Norwich
The Harriet Martineau Lecture is held in Norwich annually, celebrating the legacy of this remarkable, world-changing woman by inviting globally-renowned radical writers to respond to her life and work. This…
Encounters with Harriet Martineau, seminar, March 8th 2017, Birmingham
This is a Cadbury Research Library event for International Women's Day. Our very own Stuart Hobday will look at the personal side of Martineau's life and her influence on other Victorian…
Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing: script now available
The script of Shelagh Stephenson's play Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing can now be purchased online for £9.89. For details please click here
Martineau Society Conference 2017
This year we shall be going to Hull, a place which doesn’t have any direct Martineau connections, but which does have a fascinating eighteenth and nineteenth-century history, and important links with…