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Project Gutenberg eBooks (1)

10,064 words, approx. 34 pages

Author:  Elizabeth Gaskell Release Date:  May 17, 2005 [eBook #2531] Language:  English Character set encoding:  ISO-646-us (us-ASCII) ***Start of the project gutenberg EBOOK an a...Read more

Elizabeth Gaskell Biographies (5)

7,307 words, approx. 25 pages

A recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second emphasizes her "so...Read more

5,567 words, approx. 19 pages

Upon hearing of the death of her friend Charlotte Brontë on 31 March 1855, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell wrote, "I loved her dearly, more than I think she knew. I shall never cease to be thankful th...Read more

7,336 words, approx. 25 pages

For some critics Elizabeth Gaskell was a conventional, middle-class Victorian wife and mother who accepted the values of her world and who also happened to write books--a feminine dove among literary ...Read more

422 words, approx. 2 pages

The English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) wrote sociological novels that explored the ills of industrial England and novels of small-town life that are penetrating studies of character.Elizabet...Read more

7,660 words, approx. 26 pages

Biography EssayA recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second em...Read more