A few weeks ago I visited Elizabeth Gaskells house in Manchester and heard the fascinating story of how the shy Charlotte hid behind the curtains in the drawing room to avoid a distant relative visitor of Elizabeth’s. She called by, desperate to meet the celebrity of the time.
On returning to the room, after the visitor left, Elizabeth saw the 2 tiny feet sticking out from underneath the curtain.
Wow! I'd love to visit there - something for my Manchester trip. People think of Gaskell as being much older than Charlotte, there was only six years between them!
A few weeks ago I visited Elizabeth Gaskells house in Manchester and heard the fascinating story of how the shy Charlotte hid behind the curtains in the drawing room to avoid a distant relative visitor of Elizabeth’s. She called by, desperate to meet the celebrity of the time.
On returning to the room, after the visitor left, Elizabeth saw the 2 tiny feet sticking out from underneath the curtain.
Wow! I'd love to visit there - something for my Manchester trip. People think of Gaskell as being much older than Charlotte, there was only six years between them!