COLLECTION NAME:
Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL050429dc
Reference Number:
University MSS EL B121 F/10
Image Title:
Page of letter
Parent Work Title:
Letters from Patrick Brontë to Elizabeth Gaskell
Creator:
Brontë, Patrick, 1777-1861
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1857-04-07
Page/Sheet:
1
Description:
First page of manuscript letter from Rev. Patrick Brontë (father of Charlotte) to Mr Gaskell. Brontë corrects an assertion in Mrs Gaskell's "Life of Charlotte Brontë" that he forced a vegetarian diet on his daughters.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
People Covered:
Brontë, Patrick, 1777-1861
People Covered:
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
People Covered:
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
JRL050429dc
