Annual Martineau Society meeting 2022: registration and programme details
Please note in your diary: Dates: 18-21 July 2022 Venue: Halifax Hall, University of Sheffield. Address: Endcliffe Road, Sheffield S10 3ER. Telephone: 0114 222 8810. Website: www.halifaxhall.co.uk. Registration will take place from 5pm on Monday 18th July. Halifax Hall is
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 written about Julia, a friend and correspondent of Harriet’s.
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: 5.25” x 3.5”. John remembers working with this size
Harriet Martineau: A real two-pair-of-eyes-perspective
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
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 network (when we booked) and, when we arrived, we
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 collection are run by National Museums Liverpool, and the