Uglow, Jennifer S. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories. Faber and Faber, 1993.
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Manchester Free Library
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure and Society | Elizabeth Gaskell | EG
attended the opening of the Manchester Free Library
, the first major, free public lending library in England, at which speakers included Charles Dickens
, Edward Bulwer Lytton
and William Makepeace Thackeray
. |
Timeline
2 September 1852
The Manchester Free Library
, the first major British public lending library, opened in Manchester.
21 February 1905
An article in the Manchester Guardian commented on the style of young, female factory workers: their rapid changes of fashion, their short hair and low necklines, and contrast between their dress for work and for...
31 October 1910
Frances Olive Underhill
, a graduate of Royal Holloway College
, was appointed by E. W. B. Nicholson
Assistant Librarian at the Bodleian
: the first woman so appointed in England, after considerable infighting and...