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Hello from Eastern Washington University! Students in our “Major Authors” literature class during Winter Quarter 2020 read works by Charlotte Brontë and Harriet Martineau, and we discussed how these two Victorian women writers contributed to the discussions of their day

Here is a  review by Cally Phillips from the latest newsletter of  the Alliance of Literary Societies (ALS) –  of a publication on literary trails – which may be of interest to our members. Review: A new publication from Sword

We are proud to publish  in segments and for the first time, an extensive biography of Harriet Martineau by Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle (1928-2019), founding member of the Martineau Society, renowned Martineau scholar and previous President of the Society entitled A

Here is the latest article on Harriet Martineau by Professor Valerie Sanders, noted Martineau scholar and the Martineau Society’s current President.  The article is published in the Aeon on-line, journal.  Aeon is a registered charity committed to the spread of

THE MARTINEAU SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE MANCHESTER, 23rd -26th July 2019, The Chancellor’s Hotel PROGRAMME Tuesday 23rd July 15.00                   Arrival and registration 15.00-16.00      Martineau Society Committee Meeting 17.15                     Welcome:

The Harriet Martineau Lecture celebrates the legacy of a remarkable, world-changing woman by inviting globally-renowned radical writers to respond to her life and work. This year the speaker will be Sarah Perry, the Norwich-based author of After Me Comes the