Elizabeth Gaskell
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian society, including the lives o
1832 miniature
Elizabeth Gaskell: 1851 portrait by George Richmond
Gaskell House, Plymouth Grove, Manchester
A scene from Cranford, illustrated by Sybil Tawse.
Mary Barton
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Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life was the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and d
Elizabeth Gaskell
…biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian society, including the lives of the very poor. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Her only biography The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was controversial and significant in establishing the Brontë…
Title page of the first edition, 1848