Cranford and Other Tales

von Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

496 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Cranford and Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. The book contains five stories, including the title story, Cranford, which is set in a small English village during the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of a group of elderly ladies who live in the village and their interactions with each other and the wider community. The other stories in the collection include My Lady Ludlow, Mr. Harrison's Confessions, The Moorland Cottage, and The Cage at Cranford. Each of these stories explores different themes such as social class, gender roles, love, and loss. Gaskell's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of rural England and its characters, and this collection is no exception. Cranford and Other Tales is a charming and insightful look at life in Victorian England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9781430450207
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.01.2007
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC