Elizabeth Gaskell - Libros y biografía

“North and South “(1854) is a novel by the English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. The title refers to one of the themes of the novel: the contrast of lifestyles between the North and the South of England....

Mr. Harrison’s Confessions (1851) is a long story written by Elizabeth Gaskell about a doctor in provincial England. It is notable for being a prequel to her novel Cranford. The protagonist is Charles,...

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (29 September 1810 — 12 November 1865) was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata...

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Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron. Premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in 2006. Manchester in the 1840s. By day, Mary Barton...

In 'The Collected Works' by Elizabeth Gaskell, readers are introduced to a collection of some of the most iconic and emotionally compelling works from the 19th-century British author. Known for her insightful...

My Lady Ludlow is a long novella (over 77,000 words). It appeared in the magazine Household Words in 1858, and was republished in Round the Sofa in 1859, with framing passages added at the start and end....

The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven (modeled on Whitby, England) against the background of the practice of impressment during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars.

The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven (modeled on Whitby, England) against the background of the practice of impressment during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars.

A concealed crime and a false accusation of murder

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...

The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven (modeled on Whitby, England) against the background of the practice of impressment during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars.

Curious, If True: Strange Tales, A collection of five spooky Victorian stories.

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...

My Lady Ludlow is a long novella (over 77,000 words). It appeared in the magazine Household Words in 1858, and was republished in Round the Sofa in 1859, with framing passages added at the start and end....

My Lady Ludlow is a long novella (over 77,000 words). It appeared in the magazine Household Words in 1858, and was republished in Round the Sofa in 1859, with framing passages added at the start and end....

In Elizabeth Gaskell's novella, 'The Old Nurse's Story,' the narrative unfolds through the reminiscences of a wise, elderly nurse named Hester. The story is tinged with elements of the Gothic genre, subtly...

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Mary Smith, a frequent visitor to the small town of Knutsford (Cranford), keeps abreast of the goings-on of the various townsfolk through her numerous correspondences with local friends. Through her letters,...

After the death of his wife and the disappearance of one of his daughters, millworker John Barton hopes for a better life for his daughter, Mary. Young and lovely, Mary has caught the attention of the...

Upon their arrival in the fictional town of Milton from their comfortable life in the rural South, Margaret Hale and her parents are struck by the harsh reality of the industrial revolution. When Margaret...

Traduit et préfacé par Domnique JeanSoudées par une profonde amitié, les humbles dames de la petite communauté agricole de Cranford se contentent d'un mode de vie simple et hors du temps. Mais l'urbanisation...

Roman traduit de l'anglais, préfacé et annoté par Françoise du Sorbier.1796, Monkshaven (Whitby), port baleinier du Yorkshire, en pleine guerre avec la France révolutionnaire. Sylvia Robson, seize ans,...

"Curious, if True: Strange Tales" is a collection of stories written by Mrs. Gaskell. It includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois the Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, if True."...

Elizabeth Gaskell's 'The Old Nurse's Story' is a haunting and atmospheric novella that seamlessly weaves elements of gothic and supernatural storytelling. Set in the Victorian era, the narrative follows...

Charlotte Brontë was a celebrated English novelist, born on April 21, 1816, in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. She was the third of six children, and her father, Patrick Brontë, was an Irish Anglican clergyman....

"Cranford" is the best known and most charming of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels. It is a comic portrait of an early Victorian country village and its genteel inhabitants, mostly women, whose social attitudes...

Clássico à frente de seu tempo, de uma das grandes escritoras inglesas do século XIX. Elizabeth Gaskell escreveu este romance em meio à crescente Revolução Industrial, ocorrida no século XIX. Embora ela...

A young, single, and handsome doctor joins a medical practice in a rural English village, only to fall foul of virtually every single female in town in this enjoyable and light-hearted prequel to Elizabeth...