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, the Brontë family and the history of Manchester. It casts significant fresh
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 1831, a visit she followed up with a more extensive
POSTPONED: Martineau Society Conference 2020, July, Scarborough, UK
We were due to hold the annual conference in Scarborough in July, but given Covid and the continuing uncertainties around the safety of travel and of staying in hotels in the UK (which are not due to reopen until 4 July),
Eastern Washington students share their work on Harriet Martineau and Charlotte Brontë
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
Literary Trails: Haworth and the Brontës (David F. Walford and Catherine Rayner)
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
Harriet Martineau: a new biography
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