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- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- ISBN10: 1406572098
- ISBN13: 9781406572094
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ne Stevenson 1810-1865 , often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Bront. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. She married William Gaskell, the minister at Cross Street Unitarian Chapel in Manchester. They settled in Manchester, where the industrial surroundings would offer inspiration for her novels. Her first novel, Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life, was published anonymously in 1848. The best known of her remaining novels are Cranford 1853 , North and South 1855 , and Wives and Daughters 1866 . She became popular for her writing, especially her ghost story writing, aided by her friend Charles Dickens, who published her work in his magazine Household Words. Her other works include The Grey Woman 1865 , Lois the Witch 1861 and The Old Nurses Story 1852 .
