Download or read book CRANFORD by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ANNOTATED EDITION written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!'A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century, Cranford 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, Cranford is by turns affectionate, moving and darkly satirical.In her introduction, Patricia Ingham discusses Cranford 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'.
Download or read book Cranford Selected Short Stories written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains six of her finest stories that have been selected to demonstrate the variety and accomplishment of her shorter fiction, and to trace the development of her art.
Download or read book Wives and Daughters written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cranford Annotated And Illustrated Book With Teacher Edition written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cranford is the type of small town where everyone knows everything about everyone else. It is also a place with a set social hierarchy presided over by a group of older women whose word about etiquette is law. One of the younger women in the town, Mary Smith, is the narrator of the book and she manages to keep abreast of all of the town happenings even when she is out of town because her friends write to her and give her all of the up to date information.Miss Deborah Jenkyns is the leader of the ladies. Usually nobody challenges her, but when Captain Brown arrives with his two daughters, he unwittingly flies directly in the face of the traditional mores that she has established. His first and most serious faux pas is to admit that he is poor. This is just not done. However, whilst his poverty is immediately obvious on meeting him, his kindness and generosity of spirit are not; he begins to win over the townspeople with his absolute niceness that really makes him stand out. He and his younger daughter, Miss Jessie, go without so that his older daughter, who is suffering from a debilitating illness and in enormous discomfort, can have some simple things that make her life a little bit easier. He also makes an effort to listen - really listen - to the ladies so that he is able to help them in any way that he can. When he is killed in an accident, the ladies of Cranford are initially worried that they will become responsible for both of his daughters, but his older, sickly daughter passes away very soon after her father, leaving poor Jessie alone; Miss Jenkyns decides that she will take her in, despite the fact that her uncle is a shop-keeper, and Deborah Jenkyns is rather worried what the Lady of the Manor will think when she learns that the niece of a shopkeeper is now a member of the Cranford social circle.
Download or read book Mary Barton written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sylvia s Lovers written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvia is a heroine loved by two men of completely different types. The novel follows her development from a wilful, imaginative, but not especially clever girl, to an alert woman who has been matured by her suffering.
Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CRANFORD Annotated And Illustrated Book written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cranford is the sort of small city wherein all people knows the whole thing approximately absolutely everyone else. It is likewise a place with a hard and fast social hierarchy presided over by using a set of older ladies whose word about etiquette is law. One of the more youthful girls within the city, Mary Smith, is the narrator of the book and he or she manages to preserve abreast of all of the city happenings even when she is out of town because her buddies write to her and provide her all the updated facts.Miss Deborah Jenkyns is the chief of the ladies. Usually no one demanding situations her, but when Captain Brown arrives with his two daughters, he unwittingly flies at once within the face of the conventional mores that she has mounted. His first and most severe fake pas is to confess that he is terrible. This is simply no longer finished. However, at the same time as his poverty is straight away obvious on meeting him, his kindness and generosity of spirit are not; he starts to win over the townspeople along with his absolute niceness that clearly makes him stand out. He and his more youthful daughter, Miss Jessie, pass without in order that his older daughter, who's affected by a debilitating infection and in considerable soreness, could have a few easy things that make her existence a touch bit simpler. He also makes an effort to pay attention - without a doubt listen - to the women so that he's capable of assist them in any manner that he can
Download or read book The Company Daughters written by Samantha Rajaram and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Blew my mind… so magically written and most of all that it is based on true events… a hard-hitting, soul-crushing book… I loved every moment of it… immersive, heart-wrenching, I feel emotional writing this review.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars Wanted: Company Daughters. Virtuous young ladies to become the brides of industrious settlers in a foreign land. The Company will pay the cost of the lady’s dowry and travel. Returns not permitted, orphans preferred. Amsterdam, 1620. Jana Beil has learned that life rarely provides moments of joy. Having run away from a violent father, her days are spent searching for work in an effort to stay out of the city brothels, where desperate women trade their bodies for a mouthful of bread. But when Jana is hired as a servant for the wealthy and kind Master Reynst and his beautiful daughter Sontje, Jana’s future begins to look brighter. Then Master Reynst loses his fortune on a bad investment, and everything changes. The house is sold to creditors, leaving Jana back on the street and Sontje without a future. With no other choice, Jana and Sontje are forced to sign with the East India Company as Company Daughters: sailing to a colonial Dutch outpost to become the brides of male settlers they know nothing about. With fear in their hearts, the girls begin their journey – but what awaits them on the other side of the world is nothing like what they’ve been promised… Based on true history, this is a gripping and unputdownable historical novel, perfect for fans of Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Miniaturist and The Indigo Girl. WINNER OF THE 2021 GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION. FINALIST FOR THE 2021 BISEXUAL BOOK AWARDS. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD. What readers are saying about The Company Daughters: ‘Blew my mind… a book I've told so many people about purely because I'm still in disbelief that it exists, that it's so magically written and most of all that it is based on true events… a hard-hitting, soul-crushing book of a woman's struggle to survive… I loved every moment of it. Breathlessly, and in a way that took up my entire brain… immersive, heart-wrenching, and I feel emotional writing this review.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘From the moment I started reading The Company Daughters, I was captivated by this historical tale. Although it does contain a love story, it's not a romance…This was a gripping read.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘This book is so stunningly tender and beautiful, all mixed in with some seriously tragic and heart-wrenching events… Rajaram is an extremely skilled writer, and I love her writing style… The themes of sisterhood and female love were so present in this book and I found it very moving.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I was enchanted by this book! It’s a delightful read that will have your emotions all over the place.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I love historical fiction, and this book touched on a topic and time I knew nearly nothing about…There’s love, there’s loss, there’s surviving, there’s thriving… It was a very beautiful book.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘The Company Daughters is a beautifully written love story… a perfect example of the power of human will and the endurance and hope that love can give a person.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘This book has a beauty and grace to it. The author’s writing just flows off the page, and although there are struggles and upsets by the time you close the book over you are filled with a warm glow.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A powerful and insightful read. I look forward to reading more historical work by Samantha Rajaram!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Heartbreaking… a moving book… vivid, with amazing characters… This is a great read.’ Goodreads reviewer
Download or read book The Moorland Cottage written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for an engaging and emotionally resonant read from a novelist who was inspired by the works of both Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte? Elizabeth Gaskell's 1850 short novel The Moorland Cottage offers up a unflinching slice of nineteenth-century family life, with a particular focus on family dynamics in an era where sons were openly favored.
Download or read book Cranford Annotated written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cranford is one of the better-known novels of the 19th-century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published, irregularly, in eight instalments, between December 1851 and May 1853, in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens. It was then published, with minor revision, in book form in 1853.
Download or read book Mark Twain s Literary Resources written by Alan Gribben and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Alan Gribben, a foremost Twain scholar, made waves in 1980 with the publication of Mark Twain's Library, a study that exposed for the first time the breadth of Twain's reading and influences. Prior to Gribben's work, much of Twain's reading history was assumed lost, but through dogged searching Gribben was able to source much of Twain's library. Mark Twain's Literary Resources is a much-expanded examination of Twain's library and readings. Volume I included Gribben's reflections on the work involved in cataloging Twain's reading and analysis of Twain's influences and opinions. This volume, long awaited, is an in-depth and comprehensive accounting of Twain's literary history. Each work read or owned by Twain is listed, along with information pertaining to editions, locations, and more. Gribben also includes scholarly annotations that explain the significance of many works, making this volume of Mark Twain's Literary Resources one of the most important additions to our understanding of America's greatest author.
Download or read book Cranford written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cranford is a witty portrait of small town life in early-Victorian England. The story unfolds through the eyes of Mary Smith, a young woman who observes the comedic struggles of two middle aged sisters in their efforts to maintain a level of refined dignity amid poverty.Cranford is one of the better-known novels of the 19th-century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published, irregularly, in eight instalments, between December 1851 and May 1853, in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens. It was then published, with minor revision, in book form in 1853.In the years following Elizabeth Gaskell's death the novel became immensely popular.
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955 written by British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Institute of Jamaica written by Institute of Jamaica. Library and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Windmills in Time written by Victoria Bruce and published by Love Spell. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful New Yorker is cast back in time and falls into the arms of the most handsome cowboy on the wild Nebraska plain. From the author of "Promises from the Past".
Download or read book The Industrial Novels written by Mehmet Akif Balkaya and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear historical and theoretical framework for reading three important novels published in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. Examining the novels by Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell, the book offers an analysis of their strategies for radical reforms and for the restructuring of society and politics through improvements in the living and working conditions of the working class. The Industrial Novels begins with an introduction of the Industrial Revolution, which is then followed by chapters devoted to a detailed discussion of each novel. Through this, the book explores the negative social, political and economic effects of industrialization and urbanization, as reflected in Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley (1849), Charles Dickens’ Hard Times (1854), and Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South (1855). As such, the book will be of interest to academics and students in the fields of both literature and sociology.
