Contains six of her finest stories that have been selected to demonstrate the variety and accomplishment of her shorter fiction, and to trace the development of her art.
This collection features the best of Elizabeth Gaskell's timeless novels and short stories, including the beloved Cranford. With their vivid characters and compelling plots, these stories are sure to captivate readers of all ages.
This edition includes two related short pieces by Gaskell, 'The Last Generation in England' and 'The Cage at Cranford', as well as a selection from the diverse literary and social contexts in which the Cranford tales take their place.
Suddenly I heard the auctioneer speaking to me, “Mr. Harrison, won'tyou give me abid forthis table?” 'It wasavery pretty little table of walnutwood. I thought it would gointo my study very well, soI gavehima bid.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
In this witty and poignant story the railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Cranford is one of the better-known novels of the 19th-century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.