Gaskell: 360 books

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (29 Sep 1810 – 12 Nov 1865), was a British novelist and short story writer of the Victorian era. Gaskell’s works are picturesque portraits of live of dwellers of various layers and levels of society, from the poorest to the richest. The most know work of her are Cranford...

A colorful, conversational diary of two trips to France, a year apart, which Mrs. Gaskell, clearly a Francophile, took toward the end of her life. Originally a series for Fraser's Magazine, these essays feature all of the delightful observation Gaskell is known for. She details everything...

"Morton Hall" (1853) is a story written by Elizabeth Gaskell, one of the leading representatives of British literature of the Victorian era. The book weaves together many different elements from the description of ancient houses and noble lineages to the commemoration of historical events,...

This charming and witty prequel to Cranford is a neglected Gaskell classic with all the period detail, distinctively drawn characters, and a well-knitted plot associated with her works Enjoying the comforts of his well-kept home, country doctor William Harrison is prevailed upon by his longtime...

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Elizabeth Gaskell which are Mary Barton and North and South. Elizabeth Gaskell...

26 Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell A Dark Night's Work A House to Let An Accursed Race Cousin Phillis Cranford Curious, if True Doom of the Griffiths French Life Half a Life-time Ago Lizzie Leigh Lois the Witch Mary Barton My Lady Ludlow North and South Round the Sofa Ruth Sylvia’s Lovers The...

«Gaskell mima a sus personajes y les da alas para crecer, sin que ello signifique que sea complaciente con sus debilidades. Al contrario, Cranford sobresale por la fiereza con que critica algunas de las lacras de la sociedad que retrata.» Pepa Montero «En esta deliciosa novela, cuando se...

Publiée en feuilleton dans The Cornhill Magazine, de novembre 1863 à février 1864, cette longue nouvelle permit sans doute à Elizabeth Gaskell de reprendre un peu son souffle littéraire entre les deux très longs romans que sont Sylvia’s Lovers (1863), une tragique histoire d’amour et de...

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ne Stevenson (1810-1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Bront. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of...

This is the second and final volume of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell’s 1957 biography of Charlotte “Brontë, Charlotte Brontë - A Monograph”. The first biography of this seminal literary figure, this volume provides a fantastic and unique insight into her life and mind, making it a must-read for...

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (29 Sep 1810 – 12 Nov 1865), was a British novelist and short story writer of the Victorian era. Gaskell’s works are picturesque portraits of live of dwellers of various layers and levels of society, from the poorest to the richest. The most know work of her are Cranford...

The Life of Charlotte Bronte is the posthumous biography of Charlotte Brontë by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. Although quite frank in places, Gaskell suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Constantin Heger, a married man, on the grounds that it would be too great an affront to contemporary...

Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece, plus a biography of her by another 19th century novelist.

Elizabeth Gaskell was one of the many great British writers during the Victorian era.  Gaskell’s novels are known for their detailed portrait of British society during her time and are still well read today.  This edition of The Moorland Cottage includes a table of contents.