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...
Building item
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
).
“Chetham’s Library: a brief history and illustrated tour”. Chetham’s Library.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
August 1850: The Public Libraries Act, which provided...
National or international item
August 1850
The Public Libraries Act, which provided for government-funded libraries, was given royal assent.
Altick, Richard D. The English Common Reader. 2nd ed., Ohio State University Press, 1998.
226
Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
31
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
154
Black, Alistair. “Lost Worlds of Culture: Victorian Libraries, Library History and Prospects for a History of Information”. Journal of Victorian Culture, Vol.
2
, No. 1, 1997. 99, 110
Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
14-15
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