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Martineau Society member, David Hamilton, writes: I recently came across an anomaly in Harriet Martineau’s Biographical Sketches (1876 edition).   As part of her journalistic endeavours, Harriet wrote a series of ‘autobiographical fragments’ or obituaries for the Daily News. Her

For Valerie Doulton’s blog post  for the Public Disability History Blog on Harriet and her deafness, please click here

Please click here for a short article on Harriet Martineau by new member Ellie Smolenaars, which appeared  in September, 2018, in the print edition of the Dutch Sociologie Magazine. We hope it is of interest to members of the Society (the Dutch title translates

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 network (when we booked) and, when we arrived, we

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 collection are run by National Museums Liverpool, and the

For a post from Glen Huntley who has written about the Martineau home in Toxteth Park, please click here