Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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The first novel by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton was published in 1848. It tells of the plight of the lower class in Manchester during the 1830s and 1840s. Contrasting the gap between rich and poor, the first half of the novel tells... Lire la suite

Pero Edith se había quedado dormida. Estaba preciosa acurrucada en el sofá del gabinete de Harley Street con su vestido de muselina blanca y cintas azules. Si Titania se hubiese quedado dormida alguna vez en un sofá de damasco carmesí, ataviada con... Lire la suite

Ruth (1853) follows Ruth Hilton, an orphaned seamstress seduced and abandoned by a gentleman, whose illegitimate pregnancy is concealed under the fiction of "Mrs. Denbigh." Given refuge by the dissenters Mr. Benson and his sister Faith, she... Lire la suite

The Leeds and Skipton railway runs along a deep valley of the Aire; a slow and sluggish stream, compared to the neighbouring river of Wharfe. Keighley station is on this line of railway, about a quarter of a mile from the town of the same name. The... Lire la suite

Cranford is a witty portrait of small town life in early-Victorian England. The story unfolds through the eyes of Mary Smith, a young woman who observes the comedic struggles of two middle aged sisters in their efforts to maintain a level of refined... Lire la suite

The first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian lower class. It is subtitled 'A Tale of... Lire la suite

To begin with the old rigmarole of childhood. In a country there was a shire, and in that shire there was a town, and in that town there was a house, and in that house there was a room, and in that room there was a bed, and in that bed there lay a... Lire la suite

Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. Gaskell was a friend of Bronte's and, having been invited to write the official life, determined to both tell the... Lire la suite

Elizabeth Gaskell tells the story of a fallen woman in the Victorian period in her novel Ruth. When Ruth Hilton's parents die, her guardian helps her to secure the position of an apprentice at a seamstress' shop. Sixteen year old Ruth is befriended... Lire la suite

Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. When she loses her job and home, he offers her comfort and shelter, only to cruelly desert her soon... Lire la suite

A sensitive and moving portrait of life and manners in an English country village during the 1830s, Cranford recounts the events and activities in the lives of a group of spinsters and widows who struggle in genteel poverty to maintain their... Lire la suite

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell is an unfinished novel that Cornhill Magazine originally published as a serial in 1864. It follows Molly Gibson, a young girl under the care of her widowed father, who falls in love with a son of the landed... Lire la suite

The novel is set in the fictional industrial town of Milton in the north of England. Forced to leave her home in the tranquil, rural south, Margaret Hale settles with her parents in Milton. She witnesses the brutal world wreaked by the Industrial... Lire la suite

The story is about 19-year-old Paul Manning, who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his (second) cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused by her own placement at the edge of adolescence. Most critics agree that Cousin Phillis... Lire la suite

Curious, If True: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch,"... Lire la suite

Tales of murder and mystery intertwine with sentimental holiday stories in this eclectic collection. The Grey Woman and Other Tales by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a collection of short fiction with varying genres. With thrilling, suspenseful,... Lire la suite

Mary Barton is the story of a working-class family in which the father, John Barton, lapses into bitter class hatred during a cyclic depression and carries out a retaliatory murder at the behest of his trade union.

Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. Gaskell was a friend of Bronte's and, having been invited to write the official life, determined to both tell the... Lire la suite

'Edith!' said Margaret, gently, 'Edith!'
But, as Margaret half suspected, Edith had fallen asleep. She lay curled up on the sofa in the back drawing-room in Harley Street, looking very lovely in her white muslin and blue ribbons. If Titania had... Lire la suite