Ruth - Elizabeth Gaskell

Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell

Cranford is a classic novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1851, first appearing as a serial in the magazine, Household Words, which was edited by the literature King, Charles Dickens. Cranford follows the gentle women of the Victorian Town as they go about their quiet lives expecting nothing untoward to happen; whilst adhering to their own sets of eccentric rules, e.g how they eat their oranges, do they suck the juice out or cut into segments? Cranford is recognised as the best known novel by Gaskell and is a witty classic that should sit along Great Expectations and Pride and Prejudice on book shelves. I began to read Cranford after the much acclaimed T.V Series ...

Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell

Cranford is a classic novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1851, first appearing as a serial in the magazine, Household Words, which was edited by the literature King, Charles Dickens. Cranford follows the gentle women of the Victorian Town as they go about their quiet lives expecting nothing untoward to happen; whilst adhering to their own sets of eccentric rules, e.g how they eat their oranges, do they suck the juice out or cut into segments? Cranford is recognised as the best known novel by Gaskell and is a witty classic that should sit along Great Expectations and Pride and Prejudice on book shelves. I began to read Cranford after the much acclaimed T.V Series ...

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

we see it all the more dramatically through the eyes of an outsider, Margaret Hale, who happens to be from the South. Certain parts of the novel reflect author, Elizabeth Gaskells own life...the story is mainly set in a town named Milton, which is reputedly modeled on Manchester, where Mrs. Gaskell lived with her husban who was a Utilitarian minister. Gaskell was a philanthropist and she spent alot of time working with the poor and destitute in the industrial city, so she had a real empathy for the working classes and this comes across in her writing. Normally, as a student, you don t particularly love books which are on your reading list because it is compulsory ...

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

we see it all the more dramatically through the eyes of an outsider, Margaret Hale, who happens to be from the South. Certain parts of the novel reflect author, Elizabeth Gaskells own life...the story is mainly set in a town named Milton, which is reputedly modeled on Manchester, where Mrs. Gaskell lived with her husban who was a Utilitarian minister. Gaskell was a philanthropist and she spent alot of time working with the poor and destitute in the industrial city, so she had a real empathy for the working classes and this comes across in her writing. Normally, as a student, you don t particularly love books which are on your reading list because it is compulsory ...

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

lot more substance to this novel when it is compared to Jane Austen's books. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is more comparable to North and South, but the depths in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel are not quite as subtle. The one thing which really drew me to this book was the fact that it dealt with industrial Britain, rather than the wealthy aristocrats which always seem to be portrayed in the others. The story is a very touching account of Margaret Hale's relationship with a local mill owner after her family moves to the north of England when her father leaves his profession in the church. I wonder if the realistic quality of the book and the ...

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

lot more substance to this novel when it is compared to Jane Austen's books. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is more comparable to North and South, but the depths in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel are not quite as subtle. The one thing which really drew me to this book was the fact that it dealt with industrial Britain, rather than the wealthy aristocrats which always seem to be portrayed in the others. The story is a very touching account of Margaret Hale's relationship with a local mill owner after her family moves to the north of England when her father leaves his profession in the church. I wonder if the realistic quality of the book and the ...