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  Cranford

  by Elizabeth Gaskell

  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 middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Rich with humor and filled with vividly memorable characters — including the dignified Lady... (more)