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7 best short stories by Elizabeth Gaskell - cover

7 best short stories by Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell, August Nemo

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Summary

In the early twentieth century, her writing  appeared old-fashioned and provincial, but  today Elizabeth Gaskell ranks as one of the  most highly-regarded British Victorian  novelists. In this new century she is recognised  as the accomplished artist that she was, and  for the past thirty years or more has increasingly attracted the attention of literary theorists, academics and readers who just enjoy a good story. This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:The Old Nurse StoryThe Poor ClareLois The WitchThe Grey WomanCurious If TrueSix Weeks At HeppenheimDisappearances
Available since: 05/10/2020.

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