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3) Gothic Tales
8) Lizzie Leigh
10) Sylvia's Lovers
This story follows two families who run political newspapers of opposing parties - one Whig and one Tory. The two families are opposed in other ways as well - one is poor and one is wealthy, one cannot conceive and the other has a young child. When a crisis occurs, the families are able to put aside their differences in time for Christmas.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson; 29 September
...Headstrong Bessy lacks compassion for her ailing mother, and insists she'll be able to take care of the house and all her siblings while her mother is away recuperating. Before long, an accident teaches her humility.
13) Bran
A poem in octosyllabic couplets, 'Bran' appeared in Household Words on 22 October 1853. Possibly, like 'Sketches among the Poor, No. 1', this was jointly produced by husband and wife (who may have met the original Breton tale while holidaying in France that summer). The ballad related how the hero's mother crossed the sea to ransom her son, only to discover a lifeless Bran; for, misled by a deceitful jailor, he
...14) Clopton Hall
A very early story by Elizabeth Gaskell, a prolific Victorian novelist and writer. A schoolgirl narrates her visit to Clopton Hall in Warwickshire, conveying in detail the atmosphere of the decaying manor house and the ghastly apparitions seen within.
15) Company Manners
This short biography of the French aristocrat Madame de Sablé is a retelling and review of a book by the French philosopher Victor Cousin. In it, Gaskell explores the role and practices of a good hostess, expanding on the content of Cousin's book by conducting her own interviews and discussions with French ladies.
16) Crowley Castle
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor. Her work is of interest to social historians as well as readers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857,
...A short sketch by prolific Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell, describing the sheep shearing of 19th-century rural Britain. Presented in the form of a story, this piece is a lovely description of contemporary life in the English countryside.
18) Disappearances
A short piece by Victorian novelist and writer Elizabeth Gaskell, in which she recounts the stories of several people who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and praises the detective work that resolved the cases.
19) French Life
A brief account of the author's travels in France in the 1860s. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell nee Stevenson (1810-1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
1855 short story from the English novelist and short story writer, whose writings can be seen as critiques of Victorian era attitudes, particularly those toward women, with complex narratives and dynamic women characters. A classic tale in which a woman almost marries a violent man, and reflects on her choices in life.