Cranford

Unique Elements Author Biography A Charming Literary Classic by Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford by English author Elizabeth Gaskell is a book of literary fiction first published in 1853 in the UK. A delightful literary classic, opening a window on life in a small English country town in the mid-nineteenth century. Excerpt ‘In the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women. If a married couple come to settle in the town, somehow the gentleman disappears; he is either fairly frightened to death by being the only man in the Cranford parties, or he is accounted for by being with his regiment, his hip, or closely engaged in business all the week in the great neighbouring commercial town of Drumble, distant only twenty miles on a railroad. In short, whatever does become of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford’ Synopsis Set in a small English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford follows the stories of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinsters living in reduced circumstances. Gaskell paints a charming and intimate picture of a community dominated by friendships between women. Title Details ◆ Original 1853 text ◆ Literary fiction ◆ 5 x 8 in ◆ Matte Cover ◆ White Paper