Title:

Cranford

Genre:

Autobiography

Comedy

Drama

Fiction

Historical Fiction

Humor

Romance

Realistic Fiction (Realism)

Series:

Penguin Clothbound Classics

Binding:

Hardcover

Edition:

1st

Narrative:

First Person

Type of Book:

Fiction

Number of Pages:

257

Number of Chapters:

Date Added:

2018-06-26 18:10:23

Synopsis:

Most well-known and well-liked of Gaskell’s works, this collection of satirical sketches sympathetically portray changing small-town customs and values in mid-Victorian England. This softly humorous picture of an English country village was first serialized in a magazine edited by Charles Dickens in 1851 and based on the village of Gaskell’s childhood. Cranford is narrated by a young woman visiting the town who describes the genteel poverty of two middle-aged spinster sisters, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah. Gaskell tells of their little adventures, perfectly conveying their habits and standards of propriety, decency, and kindness in reduced circumstances. The colorful characters and subtle class distinctions of the village of Cranford are captured in this compassionate and hopeful portrayal of small-town English life.

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Author:

Elizabeth Gaskell

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Barcode:

9780141442549

Country:

United States

Place of Printing:

Great Britain

Publication Date:

2008-11-06

Publication Year:

2008

2005

Number of Copies:

Editor:

Patricia Ingham

Illustrator:

Coralie Bickford-Smith

Language:

English

Publisher Location:

England, U.K.

Special Edition:

Yes

Automatic Estimated Value:

~$13.80

Automatic Estimated Date:

2026-04-11

Date Added:

2018-06-26 18:10:23

Cranford

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