The Themes of Elizabeth Gaskell. Hardcover, vintage book, scarce

Description

This book discusses the themes of the Victorian author, biographer, humanitarian, social campaigner, wife and mother, Elizabeth Gaskell.

Gaskell's books, which include North and South, Cranford, Wives and Daughters, Mary Barton and a biography of Charlotte Brontë, explore timeless themes of human dignity, suffering and hope. Her pioneering independent spirit and tireless energy showed she was, in so many senses, an absolutely modern woman.

Contents:

Biographical background
The natural scene
The social scene
The industrial scene
The family
The individual
Mistery and the macabre
Religion
Form

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Brontë. Among Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–53), North and South(1854–55), and Wives and Daughters (1865), each having been adapted for television by the BBC.

Condition:
In good used condition. Ex-Library copy (very little loaned). Pages clean and firmly attached.
Dust Jacket has extra transparent cover. Some library sticker and loan sheet in the inner cover.

Ad ID: 1465170070