Uglow, Jennifer S. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories. Faber and Faber, 1993.
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Chetham's Library
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure and Society | Elizabeth Gaskell | (Manchester also boasted the seventeenth-century Chetham's Library
) EG
donated copies of Mary Barton to the Free Library. |
| Wealth and Poverty | Isabella Banks | IB
felt that she deserved the pension and had been refused because her works were considered too popular and were thus not appreciated for their artistic merit, feelings which she bitterly expressed in a letter... |
Timeline
Before 20 September 1653
Humphrey Chetham
planned the organisation which, after his death on this date, opened as the first public library in the modern world: Chetham's Library
in Manchester (sometimes known as Cheetham's
).
August 1850
The Public Libraries Act, which provided for government-funded libraries, was given royal assent.