Bøker av Elizabeth Gaskell

The formidable Miss Deborah Jenkyns and the kindly Miss Matty live in a village where women rule and men usually tend to get in the way. Their days revolve around card games, tea, thriftiness, friendship and an endless appetite for scandal (from the alarming sight of a cow in flannel pyjamas to the shocking news of the titled lady who marries a surgeon). But, like it or not, change is coming into their world - whether it is the new ideas of Captain Brown, a bank collapse, rumours of burglars or the unexpected return of someone from the past.

Follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the north. This book uses a love story to show how personal and public lives were woven together in a industrial society. It traces the origins of problems and possibilities which are still challenging a hundred and fifty years later.

With an essay by V. S. Pritchett.'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?'Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in 'The Old Nurse's Story' a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors. Whether darkly surreal, such as 'The Poor Clare', where an evil doppelg nger is formed by a woman's bitter curse, or mischievous like 'Curious, if True', a playful reworking of fairy tales, all the stories in this volume form a stark contrast to the social realism of Gaskell's novels, revealing a darker and more unsettling style of writing.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.'When Margaret Hale is uprooted from Hampshire and moves to the industrial town of Milton in the North of England, her whole world changes. As her sympathy for the town's mill workers grows, her sense of social injustice piques and she passionately fights their corner. However, just as she disputes the mill owner, John Thornton's treatment of his workers, she cannot deny her growing attraction to him. Highlighting the changing landscape of nineteenth-century Britain and championing the role of women in Victorian society, Gaskell brilliantly captures the lives of ordinary people through one of her strongest female characters in literature.

Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell and collated with the manuscript and the previous two editions, as well as with Charlotte Bronte's letters, offering fuller information about the process of composition than any previous edition.

Hester, a teenage girl, is left in charge of a young child in a cold, gloomy manor house under the looming shadows of the Cumberland fells. She hears strange organ music playing, but everyone tells her it isn''t happening. She is forbidden from visiting the mysterious East Wing. She is desperate to keep her young charge safe from some unknown disaster, one she feels sure is coming, and - as the terrible events that have happened in her new home become clear to her - she is increasingly unable to do so...

This poetry book is a collection of poems that explore the complexity and beauty of life, from various perspectives and experiences. The poems are divided into five parts, each focusing on a different theme: feminine experiences, racial and relational tensions, love and loss, nature and wonder, and self and society. The poems are written in different styles and forms, ranging from narrative to lyrical, from free verse to rhyme. The poems are honest, poignant, and captivating, inviting the readers to reflect on their own lives and the world around them. This poetry book is a celebration of the human spirit, in all its glory and complexity. So, simply click the buy link above! You will not regret it. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy this amazing collection of poems.

"A Dark Night's Work" is a novella written with the aid of Elizabeth Gaskell, a prominent Victorian-era novelist. This gripping narrative explores subject matters of morality, guilt, and redemption. The tale follows the protagonist, Valeria Buxton, who becomes entangled in a web of secrets, techniques, and ethical dilemmas. Valeria's lifestyle takes a dark turn while her brother Godfrey commits a horrible crime, and he or she becomes aware of his guilt. Faced with the load of this understanding, she grapples with her experience of responsibility, torn between loyalty to her circle of relatives and the moral imperative to look for justice. As the narrative unfolds, Gaskell skillfully delves into the psychological and emotional outcomes of concealing a heinous act. The novella is marked by Gaskell's eager social observations and her exploration of the ethical complexities faced by people in the face of wrongdoing. The subject matters of societal expectations, personal responsibility, and the consequences of moral choices are woven into a compelling narrative that keeps readers engaged. "A Dark Night's Work" showcases Elizabeth Gaskell's capability to craft a suspenseful tale while delving into the intricacies of the human person. The novella remains a testament to Gaskell's contribution to Victorian literature and her ability to address profound moral questions within the context of a gripping and emotionally charged narrative.

Elizabeth Gaskell wrote the episodic novel Cranford. It first appeared in the magazine Household Words in installments before being published as a book with minor revisions under Cranford in 1853. The work gradually gained popularity, and by the turn of the twentieth century, it had received a number of dramatic adaptations for the stage, radio, and television. The fictional town of Cranford is based on Elizabeth Gaskell's hometown of Knutsford in Cheshire. She had already drawn on her childhood memories for an article published in America, "The Last Generation in England" (1849), as well as the town of Duncombe, which featured in her extended story "Mr. Harrison's Confessions" (1851). These accounts of life in a country town and the old-fashioned class snobbery that prevailed were carried over into what was initially intended to be just another story and were published as "Our Society in Cranford" in the magazine Household Words in December 1851. 1946, the novel was adapted for NBC radio in the United States. Martyn Coleman's three-act stage play, first performed in 1951, was adapted for British television that same year. Following that, the BBC broadcast a four-part television adaptation of the novel in 1972. In 1975, a British musical based on the book went on stage, and Thames Television broadcast another in 1976. Cranford, a five-part television series aired in 2007, was merged with three other works by Gaskell: My Lady Ludlow, Mr. Harrison's Confessions, and The Last Generation in England. Return to Cranford, a sequel, aired in the UK in 2009 and the US in 2010.

In the small village of Cranford, some twenty miles from the bustling industrial city of Drumble, the lives of the town's eccentric, endearing characters are revealed in a tapestry of intimate vignettes that reveal the social intricacies of nineteenth-century English society. With humor, heart, and wit, Elizabeth Gaskell imagines a world populated by a loyal circle of female friends whose idiosyncrasies and camaraderie form the fabric of this captivating narrative. As the industrial revolution impacts the town and societal norms evolve, Cranford faces both external and internal changes. The gentle Miss Matty Jenkyns and her fellow Cranfordians navigate the challenges of their shifting landscape with grace and tenacity, providing a heartwarming and insightful glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary setting. The saga of their tribulations and joys is a must-read for all fans of the work of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. Cranford is not just the story of a place; it's a celebration of community and the enduring power of human connections.This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay about the subtly subversive nature of Cranford-a pioneering novel in its time-and a detailed biographical timeline.

Dans la campagne anglaise du 19e siècle, une famille de paysan est en deuil. Anne Leigh pleure la mort de son époux. Au lendemain de l'enterrement, elle décide de partir pour Manchester avec ces deux fils dans le but de retrouver sa fille, Lisette, bannie de la famille. Malgré la honte et le déshonneur dans une société anglaise particulièrement rigide, Anne mettra tout en ¿uvre pour se rapprocher de sa fille tandis que le fils ainé rencontrera le grand amour.Entre romance et tragédie, cette novella s'inscrit dans la plus pure tradition du roman sentimental avec une histoire prenante et des personnages attachants.Extrait : " Quand la mort entre dans une maison le jour de Noël, le contraste de ce qui est avec ce qui a été donne au chagrin une amertume nouvelle et ajoute à la désolation le sentiment d¿un isolement plus complet. Jacques Leigh mourut au moment même où les cloches lointaines de l¿église de Rochdale appelaient les fidèles au service du matin, le jour de Noël 1836. Quelques minutes avant sa mort, il ouvrit des yeux déjà voilés, et, par un mouvement presque imperceptible des lèvres, fit signe à sa femme qüil avait quelque chose à dire. Elle se pencha vers lui et recueillit ces paroles entrecoupées : « Je lui pardonne, Anne ; que Dieu me pardonne ! » "

" Monkshaven, qüil vous faudrait chercher sur la côte nord-est d¿Angleterre, au bord de la Dee, justement à l¿endroit où cette rivière tombe dans l¿Océan germanique, ¿ compte aujourd¿hui quinze mille habitants, mais n¿en avait pas la moitié à la fin du dernier siècle, époque où se passèrent les événements que nous allons raconter. Tout autour, dans un rayon de plusieurs milles, s¿étendent ces grands espaces plats et humides qüon appelle moorlands, interrompus çà et là par quelques hauteurs couvertes de rouges bruyères. Du haut de ces cimes qui dominent la mer, s¿écoulent des torrents qui, ¿ se creusant avec le temps un chemin plus ou moins large, ¿ ont peu à peu formé des espèces de vallons plus ou moins étroits, au fond desquels s¿abrite une végétation riche et puissante. "

" Dans certaine ville de certain comté vivait, il y a quelque quarante ans, un jurisconsulte nommé Wilkins. Il y exerçait cette profession spéciale qui est désignée sous le nom de conveyancing attorney. C¿est un peu l¿avoué, un peu le notaire, un peu l¿avocat consultant, bref, un légiste à tout faire qui cumule les bénéfices de plusieurs spécialités ailleurs distinctes. Le comté n¿était point fort étendu, la ville ne comptait guère plus de quatre mille habitants, mais comme la clientèle de M. Wilkins se recrutait, dans un rayon de vingt milles, chez presque toutes les familles nobles, son cabinet, fondé par son grand-père, amélioré par son père, lui donnait d¿assez amples produits, et le plaçait sur un très-bon pied de confiance amicale vis-à-vis des principaux personnages du pays. "

" Que d¿angles dans cette mansarde ! Un géomètre y eût retrouvé toutes les figures du cours le plus complet, mais c¿était mon premier domicile de libre garçon, et j¿en pris possession avec un orgueil, une joie indicibles.Mon père l¿avait choisie en bon air, donnant sur la place du marché, au-dessus d¿une boutique de pâtisserie tenue par deux antiques demoiselles, comme nous de la secte des indépendants, avec l¿arrière-pensée que ma conduite et mes principes religieux seraient sévèrement contrôlés par les misses Dinah et Hannah Dawson, en compagnie de qui je devais prendre mes repas. Lui-même, faisant trêve à ses obstinés travaux et endossant pour la première fois, je crois, son habit des dimanches un jour ouvrable, était venu me présenter au patron sous les ordres duquel je devais débuter."

" Mes parents m¿avaient envoyée à Édimbourg afin d¿y recevoir les soins d¿un certain M. Dawson qui avait la réputation de guérir le genre de maladie dont j¿étais alors atteinte. Accompagnée de miss Duncan, mon institutrice, je devais profiter des excellents maîtres que renferme l¿ancienne capitale de l¿Écosse, et suivre leurs préceptes en même temps que les prescriptions du docteur. Il me fut bien douloureux de quitter ma famille, d¿abandonner la vie joyeuse que mes s¿urs et mes frères menaient à la campagne, et de remplacer notre grande maison, pleine de lumière et de soleil, par le petit appartement sombre et enfumé où je me trouvai seule avec ma gouvernante, qui était silencieuse et grave par nature. Il me fut bien pénible d¿échanger nos courses à travers les prés et les bois, nos jeux bruyants dans le jardin, pour des promenades dans la ville, où il fallait se tenir droite, avoir son châle mis d¿une façon régulière, et son chapeau soigneusement attaché."

English author Elizabeth Gaskell's social novel North and South was published in 1854 and 1855. It is one of her best-known books, along with Wives and Daughters (1865) and Cranford (1853), and it has been televised three times. The 2004 revision reignited interest in the book and drew it to a larger audience. Originally, Charles Dickens, the editor of Household Words, the magazine in which the novel was serialized, insisted on using North and South as the title of the book instead of Margaret Hale, the protagonist. North and South use a protagonist from southern England to present and comment on the perspectives of mill owners and workers in an industrializing city, in contrast to Gaskell's first book, Mary Barton (1848), which focused on relations between employers and workers in Manchester from the perspective of the working poor. The fictional industrial town of Milton in the north of England serves as the setting for the book. Margaret Hale relocates to Milton with her parents after being forced to leave her peaceful, rural southern home. She witnesses the Industrial Revolution's harshness and the initial strikes' conflicts between employers and employees.

Margaret Hale witnesses the brutal world wrought by the Industrial Revolution seeing employers and workers clashing. Sympathetic to the poor, she clashes with John Thornton: a nouveau riche cotton-mill owner who is contemptuous of his workers.

Mary Smith is a young woman from the industrial city of Drumble in England who frequently visits the small town of Cranford. When away, she remains abreast of events through correspondence with her friends, telling the stories of Cranford's illustrious citizens, and sympathetically portraying transformation of a small town customs and values in mid Victorian England. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Sylvia's Lovers is a Victorian romance novel described by the author as "the saddest story I ever wrote". The story begins in the 1790s in the fictional coastal town of Monkshaven against the background of the practice of impressments during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars. Sylvia Robson lives happily with her parents on a farm, and is passionately loved by her rather dull Quaker cousin Philip. She, however, meets and falls in love with Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor on a whaling vessel, and they become secretly engaged. When Kinraid goes back to his ship, he is forcibly enlisted in the Royal Navy by a press gang, a scene witnessed by Philip. Philip does not tell Sylvia of the incident nor relay to her Charlie's parting message and, believing her lover is dead, Sylvia eventually marries her cousin and they get a daughter. Inevitably, Kinraid returns to claim Sylvia and she discovers that Philip knew all the time that he was still alive. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Ruth is a young orphan girl working in a respectable sweatshop for the overworked Mrs. Mason. She is selected to go to a ball to repair torn dresses. At the ball she meets the aristocratic Henry Bellingham, a rake figure who is instantly attracted to her. They meet again by chance and form a secret friendship which is frowned upon by Mrs. Mason who dismisses Ruth. Henry and Ruth go on holiday to Wales together where Henry falls sick with fever. When Henry's mother finds out about their relationship, she forces him to abandon Ruth, leaving her some money. But they don't know that Ruth is pregnant. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Forced to leave her home in the tranquil, rural south, Margaret Hale settles with her parents in Milton. She witnesses the brutal world wrought by the Industrial Revolution, seeing employers and workers clashing in the first strikes. Sympathetic to the poor (whose courage and tenacity she admires and among whom she makes friends), she clashes with John Thornton: a nouveau riche cotton-mill owner who is contemptuous of his workers. The story traces her growing understanding of the complexity of labor relations and their impact on well-meaning mill owners and her conflicted relationship with John Thornton. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Mary Barton is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class. John Barton is a questioner of the distribution of wealth and the relations between rich and poor. Soon his wife dies--he blames it on her grief over the disappearance of her sister Esther. Having already lost his son Tom at a young age, Barton is left to raise his daughter, Mary, alone and now falls into depression and begins to involve himself in the Chartist, trade-union movement. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

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