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Please Note: THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Emily Bronte: A Celebration Celebrate the bicentenary of Emily Bronte’s birth with a reading of her poetry in front of her portrait. Valerie Doulton in partnership with the Live Literature Company. JULY 27 2018.

Sir Francis Ronalds’ second sister Mary Anne (1794-1882) married one of his old schoolmates, Peter Martineau (1785-1869). Peter was the son of Peter Finch Martineau. His first cousins included Harriet and James Martineau and engineer John Martineau. Peter was a

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 good bookshops, ISBN 9781911586210  

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 the chapters were written by  Martineau Society members; for example, Lesa

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    Dinner and Lecture. Dr Nick Evans, University of Hull. ‘Female

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 year’s Harriet Martineau Lecture will be given two of Mexico’s