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"Cranford" depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times of need. The village is dominated by women, from the kindly spinster Miss Matty, living in genteel poverty... read more
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Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell (Author)Cranford:- Gaskell’s witty and poignant comedy of country town life. A gently comic picture of life in an English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford describes the small adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two...
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Cousin Phillis
by Elizabeth Gaskell (Author)A haunting, beautifully controlled novella, Cousin Phyllis is considered to be among Elizabeth Gaskell's finest short works. Lodging with a minister on the outskirts of London, Paul Manning is initially dismayed to discover that the uncle he...
Characters/People edit
- Miss Matty: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs Jamieson
- Martha
- Mr Peter
- Mr Holdsworth
- Cousin Holman
- Paul
- Deborah
- Phillis
- Lady Glenmire
- Mrs Hoggins
- Miss Jessie
- Mrs Fitz-adam
- Mr Holbrook
- Betty
- Captain Brown
- Dr Johnson
- Mr Mulliner
- Signor Brunoni
- Miss Barker
- Jenny
- Thomas
- Mary
- Manning
- Peggy
- Samuel Brown
- Mrs Gordon
- Carlo
- Brother Robinson
- Millis
- George
- Greathed
- Signor Brtmoni
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Gaskell (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Sisters
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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