Where Was Much Of Elizabeth Gaskell's Work Published?

Mrs Gaskell, as she was usually known, was a regular contributor to "Household Words," a weekly periodical which Charles Dickens started in 1850. She was one of the first contributors, having impressed Dickens with her 1848 novel "Mary Barton." He became a lifelong friend and supporter of her work. Her writing was well suited to the ethos of the magazine, which had a radical slant for the period. It frequently carried attacks on social problems such as slum housing, dangerous working conditions and preventable, poverty-related illnesses. Gaskell was also a reforming author, writing about the suffering in Britain's new industrial towns in several novels.
However, "Household Words" was also expected to entertain, and lively, witty contributions were equally valued. It employed a wide range of authors including Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade, George Meredith and Coventry Patmore, all of whom were or became famous Victorian figures. In 1859 the magazine became part of "All the Year Round," another Dickens periodical.