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CONTENTSThe Old Nurse's Story The Poor Clare Lois the Witch The Grey WomanCurious, if TrueElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson, 29 September 1810 - 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor. Her work is of interest to social historians as well as readers of li...

Cousin Phillis (1864) is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was published in four parts, though a fifth and sixth part were planned. 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 is Gaskell's crowning achievement in the short novel. The story is un...

Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1867.

Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1867.

Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1867.

Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1867.

Ruth is Elizabeth Gaskell's tale of an orphaned girl who falls into the hands of an unscrupulous man and finds herself in the usual predicament that such girls face. What might, in our time, be a difficulty but barely raise an eyebrow, was, in Victorian times, a serious path to ruin for both the girl and her resultant child. Illegitimacy was not just a mistake, it was a sin, and the attitude of society was particularly cruel toward the woman i...

Cranford is one of the better-known novels of the 19th-century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published, irregularly, in eight instalments, between December 1851 and May 1853, in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens. It was then published, with minor revision, in book form in 1853.The novel became immensely popular in the years following Elizabeth Gaskell's death. The novel has been thrice adapted f...

North and South is a social novel published in 1854 by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. With Wives and Daughters (1865) and Cranford (1853), it is one of her best-known novels and was adapted for television three times (1966, 1975 and 2004). The 2004 version renewed interest in the novel and attracted a wider readership.Gaskell's first novel, Mary Barton (1848), focused on relations between employers and workers in Manchester from the perspec...

A Dark Night's Work is an 1863 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published serially in Charles Dickens's magazine All the Year Round. The word "dark" was added to the original title by Dickens against Gaskell's wishes. Dickens felt that the altered title would be more striking. The story centers on a country lawyer, Edward Wilkins, and his daughter Ellinor. Edward has an artistic and literary personality, unsuited to his social position...

An Accursed Race , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Elizabeth Gaskell: Die Tat einer Nacht. Roman»A Dark Night's Work«. Erstdruck: London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1863. Hier nach der deutschen Übersetzung von 1865, Leipzig, Verlag von Ernst Julius Günther.Neuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2021.Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: William John Thomson, Port...

Elizabeth Gaskell: Die Tat einer Nacht. Roman»A Dark Night's Work«. Erstdruck: London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1863. Hier nach der deutschen Übersetzung von 1865, Leipzig, Verlag von Ernst Julius Günther.Neuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2021.Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: William John Thomson, Port...

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Through the thoughtful narration of her cousin, an intelligent young woman named Phillis who doesn’t seem to fit in, comes of age during the Industrial Revolution. Set on a farm in Northern England during the 19th century, Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a sentimental drama that follows a young woman as she navigates love and adulthood during the rise of industrialization.

After she is led to believe that her secret lover has died, Sylvia marries another man, only to later find out that she had been lied to. Described by the author herself as the saddest story she ever published, Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is an emotional and dramatic work of fiction that depicts a woman’s complicated relationship with two men.

After the tragic death of his mother, Gregory is left to be raised by his stepfather, who finds him unworthy compared to his younger brother. Written by the prolific and legendary author, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Half-Brothers is a short work of fiction that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and jealousy as it follows the life of two brothers.

Featuring thrilling mysteries and tales of horror, Curious, If True depicts narratives of witches, reimagined fairy tales, and murderous husbands. Comprised of five short works of gothic fiction, Curious, If true, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a compelling collection of horror, intrigue, and suspense.