Wives and Daughters
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Wives and Daughters, An Every-Day Story is a novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. It was partly written whi
Title page of the first edition, 1864–1866
Elizabeth Gaskell 1832
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
Wives and Daughters
…Wives and Daughters, An Every-Day Story is a novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. It was partly written whilst Gaskell was staying with the salon…
Elizabeth Gaskell: 1851 portrait by George Richmond
Gaskell House, Plymouth Grove, Manchester
A scene from Cranford, illustrated by Sybil Tawse.