I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell Exhibition

‘I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell’ features work by Georgia Affonso, Princess Arinola Adegbite and Guruleen Kahlo, who completed a spring residency at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The three spent time immersing themselves in Elizabeth’s world and responding to her legacy in their own words.

The project, in collaboration with The Writing Squad and Manchester City of Literature, celebrates 10 years since the restoration of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, which once lay abandoned, but now proudly takes its place as Manchester’s only literary house.

All the young writers have in common, apart from being members of The Writing Squad, is that Elizabeth Gaskell is not a writer known to them, so discovering her world has immediately opened up exciting possibilities.

This exhibition explores and celebrates their experiences of being writers in residence and the creative work they produced.