| Description | Letter from [Elizabeth Cleghorn] Gaskell [1810-1865, nee Stevenson, novelist], written from Lindette Tower, Silverdale, undated. Addressed 'My dear Miss Martineau'. The reference at the end of the letter to 'your dear aunt' indicates the recipient was probably Maria rather than Harriet Martineau.
Writes about the Bronte family, Charlotte and Emily in particular; and asks if Miss Dixon could be asked what they were like personally; interested to find out more about Charlotte Bronte before an attempt to 'draw her portrait' is undertaken. |