Thursday Talk: The friendship between Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë
Thursday Talks occur twice on the day: once at the Museum and once online. You can book tickets for both here.
For the in-person talk, please reserve your place below, but kindly note, you'll need to show your Museum ticket (or proof of local residency) on the door.
For the online talk, a recording will be sent out afterwards for online-talk ticket holders who missed the live event.
| Event | Time | Price | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | 2pm | Free with entry to the Museum and for residents in BD20, BD21 and BD22 | Brontë Space at the Old School Room |
| Online | 7:30pm | £6 | On Zoom: a link will be sent before the event |
‘I think and I hope we shall ripen into friends’
That a friendship should develop between two of the greatest authors of the Victorian age is interesting in itself; but that this relationship flourished between two women who could hardly have been more different in personality and circumstances is truly worthy of investigation.
November’s Thursday Talk uncovers the friendship between Charlotte and Elizabeth, and explores Gaskell’s resulting biography, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, which, from the moment of publication, caused controversy…
This Thursday Talk will be delivered by Libby Tempest, Vice-Chair of the Elizabeth Gaskell Society and a dedicated advocate for literary access across communities.
Please note, this ticket is only refundable if the event is cancelled, in which case we’ll contact you. We reserve the right to make changes to our programme. All information is correct at the time of booking.
