Miss J, who accompanied HM to America 1834–36
The first article ever on Miss J, who accompanied HM to America 1834–36, appeared in Notes&Queries in September 2018 and was written by G. Peter Winnington (University of Lausanne) – to read, please click here
Martineau Society newsletters, index for numbers 1-41
Click here for updated subject index for Martineau Society newsletters 1-41. Thanks to Valerie Sanders for all your hard work in completing the update, and to Alan Middleton and Sophia Hankinson for their work on the first 20 issues.
2018 Annual Meeting: 24th-27th July, Dr Williams’s Library, London
Annual Conference 2018 – London Venue: Dr Williams’s Library (click here for pic) , 14 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AR http://www.dwl.ac.uk Dates: Tuesday July 24th – Friday July 27th, 2018 Background to conference venue The Library was established by
Martineau Society member Valerie Doulton and Emily Bronte
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.
Martineau link to Sir Francis Ronalds, inventor of the electric telegraph
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
Another new book about Harriet Martineau
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