Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Year: 1853
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Classic, Historical fiction, Free books, Romance
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9780141439884
9780141442549
0141439882
0141442549 |
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A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century,
relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of vignettes, Elizabeth Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy in its depiction of such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the violent death of Captain Brown or the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns. Written with acute observation,
is by turns affectionate, moving and darkly satirical.
In her introduction, Patricia Ingham discusses
in relation to Gaskell's own past and as a work of irony in the manner of Jane Austen. She also considers the implications of the novel in terms of class and empire. This edition also includes further reading, notes, and an appendix on the significance of 'Fashion at Cranford'.
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