Her own autobiographical memoir
Writing your own obituary is special and this is what Harriet Martineau did. The Daily News published it on 29 June 1876, two days after her death, now 150 years…
Harriet Martineau Lecture 2026 by Rachel Clarke
A highlight of Norwich’s annual literary calendar, this year’s Harriet Martineau Lecture will be delivered by writer and NHS palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke. The lecture will take place live…
History Extra Podcast on Harriet Martineau
Our society member, Stuart Hobday, has been an invited guest on History Extra Podcast to talk about Harriet Martineau. Or, as this is introduced on History Extra: Welcome to our…
The 2026 Martineau Society Conference Details, Registration and Call for papers
The 2026 Martineau Society Conference will take place in the beautiful Lake District market town of Ambleside. In 1845 Harriet Martineau came to Ambleside to convalesce. In Ambleside she found…
Extensive biography of Harriet Martineau
This website has published an impressive project: the extensive biography of Harriet Martineau by Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle, entitled 'A Nineteenth-Century Woman's Engagement with Her Times': Harriet Martineau (1802–1876). The editors,…
Norwich History Festival: Harriet Martineau
On 23rd July at 6 pm at The Octagon Chapel in Norwich, Valerie Sanders of The University of Hull will present an overview of the life and work of Harriet…
Fiftieth Issue of the Martineau Society Journal
'Amazingly. this is our 50th issue of the Martineau Society Journal (if you include all the previous numbers called Martineau Society Newsletter).(...)' 'While we can contribute this (i.e. a shift…
Harriet Martineau in DNA Journey
The ITV programme DNA Journey with Ancestry features one of Harriet Martineau's descriptions of Ambleside. The quotes are set in the context of Ricky Tomlinson's Lake District connection and his…