Download or read book Curious If True written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring five works of short gothic fiction, Curious, If True delivers peculiar stories that incite spine-chilling reactions. Depicting a classic ghost tale, The Old Nurse’s Story follows a nurse named Hester as she tells a group of children about her ancestry. The Poor Clare, depicts an intriguing narrative as a pragmatic lawyer uses his position to investigate the records and history of strange women said to have supernatural abilities. . Primarily told through a letter, The Grey Woman follows a young woman named Anna who was rushed into a terrible marriage. Soon Anna discovers how horrible her husband is proving the doubts she had before the she was pressured into the union. When his murderous rage makes Anna a target, her handmaid, Amante rushes to her safety. On the run and in disguise, Anna and Amante work together to outsmart and overcome Anna’s abusive and violent husband. Depicting a change of scene, Lois the Witch features a compelling and unexpected narrative set during the Salem Witch Trials. Following a woman accused of witchcraft, Lois the Witch tells a dark tale that leaves readers on the edge of their seats. Finally, the title piece, Curious, If True reexamines fairy tales and folk lore with a mysterious and dark lens, answering the question—what happens after “happily ever after”? First each published separately between the years of 1852-1861, the short works of fiction within Curious, If True can be read as stand-alone pieces while still working together to create a chilling tone and mood. Typically known for her biographies and Victorian fiction depicting homelife, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell breaks from her mold to deliver these delightfully spooky stories. With intricate prose, strong characterization, and compelling plots, Gaskell proves that her merit extends across many genres, and that her work remains to be applicable even to modern audiences. Now presented in an easy-to-read font and featuring a stunning new cover design, this edition of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell’s Curious, If True, is catered to modern readers, updating the classic to be accessible and conformed to contemporary standards while preserving the original genius of the work.
Download or read book Curious If True written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CURIOUS, IF TRUE: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, If True."
Download or read book Curious written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CURIOUS, IF TRUE: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, If True.
Download or read book Curious If True Strange Tales written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious, If True: Strange Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - In these short stories, never previously published together, Mrs Gaskell (1810-1865) unleashes her fascination with the macabre and uncanny. These short fictions provide outlets for a strange and powerful imagination.Strange Tales is a Marvel Comics anthology series. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions. Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their debuts in Strange Tales. It was a showcase for the science fiction/suspense stories of artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and for the groundbreaking work of writer-artist Jim Steranko. Two previous, unrelated magazines also bore that title.
Download or read book Curious If True Esprios Classics written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2022-02-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell née 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 Brontë. 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).
Download or read book Curious If True Strange Tales written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Curious, if True: Strange Tales" is a collection of stories written by Mrs. Gaskell. It includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois the Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, if True." Each story offers a unique and mysterious narrative, exploring themes of supernatural occurrences, historical settings, and intriguing characters.
Download or read book Curious If True Strange Tales Annotated written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CURIOUS, IF TRUE: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, If True."
Download or read book Curious If True written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CURIOUS, IF TRUE: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, If True."
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Download or read book The Old Nurse s Story written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Nurse's Story is a ghost tale by Elizabeth Gaskell. Little Miss Rosamond her loving nurse move into an old mansion. Very soon it becomes clear that there are secrets to be discovered, strange nocturnal sounds and spooky shapes moving about.
Download or read book Curious If True Strange Tales Annotated Version written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ECGMP. and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-19 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of five spooky Victorian stories.
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Download or read book Mary Barton a Tale of Manchester Life written by Elisabeth-Cleghorn 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 Cranford Illustrated written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 242 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
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Download or read book Curious written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know, my dears, that your mother was an orphan, and an only child; and I daresay you have heard that your grandfather was a clergyman up in Westmoreland, where I come from. I was just a girl in the village school, when, one day, your grandmother came in to ask the mistress if there was any scholar there who would do for a nurse-maid; and mighty proud I was, I can tell ye, when the mistress called me up, and spoke of me being a good girl at my needle, and a steady, honest girl, and one whose parents were very respectable, though they might be poor. I thought I should like nothing better than to serve the pretty young lady, who was blushing as deep as I was, as she spoke of the coming baby, and what I should have to do with it.
Download or read book Lois the Witch written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
