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The Complete Supernatural Stories
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her first novel, "Mary Barton", was published anonymously in 1848. The best-known of her remaining novels are "Cranford" (1853), "North and South" (1854), and "Wives and Daughters" (1865). Gaskell became popular for her writing, especially her ghost stories, aided by Charles Dickens, who published her work in his magazine "Household Words". Her supernatural stories are superior examples of the sentimental ghost tale so typical of the Victorian period. They combine a taste for the macabre with a deeply-felt sympathy for the extremes of female experience.
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Published October 15, 2019
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Elizabeth Gaskell
1,026 books3,797 followersElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.
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Елізабет Гаскелл (Ukrainian)
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Елізабет Гаскелл (Ukrainian)
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November 9, 2018
Gothic tales
Although sometimes difficult to read in olde english, the goth is tales were alive and suspenseful. Certainly good to read over Halloween.
Although sometimes difficult to read in olde english, the goth is tales were alive and suspenseful. Certainly good to read over Halloween.
November 6, 2020
Some of the most beautifully chilling stories you'll read
Gothic Tales is right... The imagery and scenes Gaskell sets are so vivid, you react with the characters. For her time, she wrote excellent female characters that bring a new awareness to the experiences and society of life in different eras. Though written mostly in the mid1800s, the book features some stories set in earlier years, the 18th and 17th centuries. Her style adjusts and adapts accordingly in enjoyable, tasteful uses of dialect and language. My favorite stories were The Grey Woman, The Old Nurse's Story, and Lois the Witch. Definitely a great fall read - as a bonus most stories take place in October!
Gothic Tales is right... The imagery and scenes Gaskell sets are so vivid, you react with the characters. For her time, she wrote excellent female characters that bring a new awareness to the experiences and society of life in different eras. Though written mostly in the mid1800s, the book features some stories set in earlier years, the 18th and 17th centuries. Her style adjusts and adapts accordingly in enjoyable, tasteful uses of dialect and language. My favorite stories were The Grey Woman, The Old Nurse's Story, and Lois the Witch. Definitely a great fall read - as a bonus most stories take place in October!
February 9, 2019
Ye olde Victorian spookening: heavy on the melancholy.
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