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Immerse yourself in the mysterious world of House to Let, a captivating short story first published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words. This unique narrative, a collective effort of various contributors each penning a chapter, was skillfully edited by Dickens himself. The tale follows an elderly woman, Sophonisba, who becomes intrigued by signs of life in a seemingly abandoned, run-down house across the street. Aided by her lovestruck admirer, Jabez Jarber, and loyal servant, Trottle, she sets out on a fascinating journey to uncover the secrets hidden...

Uncover a chilling tale of a young bride who finds herself married to a man with a deadly secret. As she discovers her husbands gruesome past, she must find a way to escape his lethal intentions. Join us for this haunting Bluebeard story retold. (Summary by Jane Greensmith)

Elizabeth Gaskell is equally well known as Mrs Gaskell. When her mother died, she was three months old and she was sent to live in Knutsford, Cheshire with her Aunt Hannah, this setting would become the basis for her novel Cranford.

This is the story of Margaret Hale, a young English woman who accompanies her family's move from rural southern England to the industrial north. It proves to be a difficult change, with all the attendant social conflicts and cultural misunderstandings consequent to such situations. It is a study in contrasts. Mrs. Gaskell created one of the Victorian era's greatest heroines in Margaret Hale, a young lady of passionate intensity.

When her father leaves the church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the north of England. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice. This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill owner and self-made man John Thornton.

The Essential Classics: Volume 7 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Jonathan Keeble, Kristin Atherton, Emma Gregory, and Matt Bates. From the charming and compassionate world of Cranford to the ambitious and tragic tale of Jude the Obscure, this volume is a rich tapestry of human experience. Daniel Deronda challenges notions of identity, morality, and destiny, while Evelina offers a sharp yet humorous commentary on social class and manners.

With the talents on display the most difficult task is choosing only ten. Their virtuosity, their craft and ambition scare belie the difficulties that society places upon most women. Their words cannot be denied, their literary heritage is safe forever.

The eleven stories in this Gaskell collection illustrate the author’s mastery in capturing the innate drama that is present even in the most mundane situations.

Hamley es un pequeño pueblo donde Edward Wilkins ejerce como abogado, al igual que hizo su padre antes que él. Su habilidad para contar historias y su aguda inteligencia permiten que se gane la simpatía de los nobles locales, aunque por supuesto, nunca lo considerarán como un igual y lo sabe. Conmocionado por la muerte de su esposa y su segunda hija, el señor Wilkins se centra en su hija mayor, Ellinor, cuya vida parece perfecta: está enamorada del joven señor Corbet, un estudiante de derecho brillante y ambicioso.

Deux hommes discutent paisiblement dans un cimetière. Ils se demandent comment il serait possible de définir un héros. Un troisième homme, les écoutant, entre dans leur discussion et va raconter une histoire qui a bouleversé sa vie.

Ellenor, fille d'un riche attorney et Ralph, jeune avocat ambitieux, sont amis d'enfance. Peu à peu, leur amitié s'est transformée en un sentiment plus tendre. Ils s'éprennent l'un de l'autre et se fiancent. Et, tout à coup, une nuit de mai va bouleverser leur vie...

Von 1851 bis 1853 veröffentliche Charles Dickens in seiner Zeitschrift Household Words eine kleine vergnüglich-ironische Serie über ein fiktives Kleinstädtchen: Cranford. Verfasst wurde sie von der britischen Schriftstellerin Elizabeth Gaskell. Die Autorin erzählt in liebevollen Episoden vom Leben im victorianischen England, von altmodischen Gewohnheiten und von selbstbewussten Frauen, die die Geschicke ihres Städtchens lenken – darunter die vernünftige Deborah und ihre sanftmütige, dabei etwas furchtsame Schwester Miss Matty, oder von Miss Betsy, die wohl die einzige Kuh Englands besitzt, die Flanellanzüge trägt.

North and South follows the young Margaret Hale as she is caught in the middle of the brutal world between employers and local workers following the Industrial Revolution. She finds herself at odds from the very start with John Thornton, a local factory owner and self-made man, as she believes him to be unfeeling and callous about the poverty and suffering of the workers while John sees Margaret as haughty and entitled. Further conflicts arise when the workers strike and Margaret feels compelled to intervene with no regard for her own safety.

L'héroïne est Marguerite Hale, fille d'un pasteur du Sud rural qui quitte l'Église d'Angleterre pour des raisons de conscience et emmène sa femme et sa fille dans la ville industrielle de Milton dans le Darkshire (le Pays noir), où on lui propose un travail de professeur privé. Belle, intelligente et cultivée, mais aussi fière et réservée, Marguerite découvre avec horreur l'univers âpre et brutal de la révolution industrielle où patrons et ouvriers s'affrontent dans les premières grèves organisées.

The narrator - the old nurse of the title - is an old family retainer who has worked in the service of the same family for three generations. She tells the young children about a dark incident that she experienced in the company of the children’s mother, when she was a young woman and visiting her mother’s ancestral home.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was a writer, a minister’s wife, and mother of four daughters who worked among the poor and traveled widely. In the novel The Moorland Cottage, Maggie Browne, the daughter of a deceased clergyman, gives up her own life to devote herself to her brother, Edward. The nonfiction work An Accused Race is Gaskell’s reformist treatise on the oppression of the Cagots in Europe.

Ghost stories from the golden age. Six great writers weave their spell in creepy, insidious style.

Wade into the tragic history of the Cagots, a group of Europeans who lived in Northern Spain and Western France who faced untold persecution. The horrors they faced seemed to be based in no real reasoning whatsoever, and Elizabeth Gaskell works to untangle the whys and hows of their hardships.

When an elderly widower takes up lodgings in London, she develops an interest in the mysterious house to let across the way. What follows is a collection of stories and poetry of the house's previous occupants that gradually builds up the history of the house before the mystery is revealed.

Elizabeth Gaskell lyckas i sin mest framgångsrika roman "Småstadsliv i Cranford" teckna ett rörande och humoristiskt porträtt av den lilla småstaden Cranford och dess invånare. Här ryms romantik, lögner och svek. Cranford är en stad styrd av kvinnor och det är dessa som står i händelsernas centrum. Gaskells roman "Cranford" ligger till grund för TV-serien med samma som lockat nya läsare till denna pärla. I originalöversättning av Karin Jensen.