Description Step into the festive season to discover how some of your favourite Victorian writers celebrated Christmas, from Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘jollification for the servants’ to that original master of yuletide writing, Charles Dickens. We take a look at Boxing Day magic tricks with Dickens as he turns ‘ladies’ handkerchiefs into candies’ and find that even Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson enjoyed a live author’s reading of the classic A Christmas Carol. What did Charlotte Brontë give to her husband’s congregation? Sit back with a mince pie as we bring some festive cheer to you from Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘Absolutely beautiful reading which really held my attention. I really enjoy these talks.’ Visitor to previous online event. Recorded December 2025. On purchase, you will be sent a link to this talk. Please note, due to the file size it may take a few minutes for the talk to load. Find out more about how the Gaskells celebrated Christmas with The Gaskell Society’s special book, Christmas with the Gaskells.
