Salon: The Literature of Samuel Bamford and Elizabeth Gaskell

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Explore Victorian Manchester through the writing of Samuel Bamford and Elizabeth Gaskell, and their portrayal of working class life

Manchester Central Library

Join Dr Diane Duffy and Prof Robert Poole as they discuss the literary scene in 1830s – 1840s Manchester through the writings of Elizabeth Gaskell and Samuel Bamford. Diane will be focussing on Gaskell’s novels ‘Mary Barton’ (in which Bamford is mentioned) and ‘North and South’ , and Robert on the work of Samuel Bamford.The discussion will introduce Gaskell and Bamford, and highlight conditions for working class people that shaped their lives and were the inspiration for the writings of both authors. It will also consider Bamford’s position as an established author and political veteran at the time, although often regarded by Gaskell’s readers and later critics as a salt-of-the-earth working man figure.Prof Robert Poole is Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire, and author of Peterloo: the English Uprising (2019). He has written a number of articles about Samuel Bamford, including ‘”A poor man I know”: Samuel Bamford and the making of Mary Barton’, Gaskell Journal 2008, and is currently writing his biography.Dr Diane Duffy completed her PhD from the University of Manchester in 2011 where she was researching women writing history in the early 19th century. Diane has since become a Trustee and researcher at the Elizabeth Gaskell House and a committee member of the Gaskell Society.NB Tickets are limited and issued on a first come first serve basis. Thank you.

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AccessThe venue is fully accessible, but we endeavour to ensure this event is open to all, so welcome you to contact us regarding any specific requirements you may have before the event: janine@manchesterhistories.co.uk or 0161 306 1982.

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