292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1979, this book looks at every aspect of the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell, including her lesser known novels and writings — especially those concerning life in the industrial north of Victorian England. It shows how her work springs from a culture and society which pervades all she thought and wrote. An opening chapter explores her religion, culture, friendships and... Read more
Note on texts; Acknowledgements; 1 Elizabeth Gaskell 2 Mary Barton (1848) and North and South (1855): Industry and Individual 3 Cranford (1853) 4 Ruth (1853): ‘An Unfit Subject for Fiction’ 5 The Life of Charlotte Brontë (1857) 6 Sylvia’s Lovers (1863): Tragical History 7 Wives and Daughters (1866): The Echoing Grove 8 The Short Stories 9 Miscellaneous Writings and the Letters; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
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Angus Easson
