Cranford/Cousin Phillis
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
28 October 1976
Summary
Cranford depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times of need. The village is dominated by women, from the kindly spinster Miss Matty, living in genteel poverty with her redoubtable sister, to Lady Glenmire, who shocks everyone by marrying the doctor. When men do appear, such as ‘modern’ Captain Brown or Matty’s suitor from the past, they bring disruption and excitem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140431049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140431047 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell, Peter Keating |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 October 1976 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
| Series: | English Library |
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell was born in 1810. In 1832, she married the Reverend William Gaskell and spent her time working among the poor and writing. Her first novel, Mary Barton, received critical acclaim, and she began to contribute to Household Works. She continued to write until her death in 1865.
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