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Collected Works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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anbocoerschienen am19.07.2024
This e-book presents the works of this famous and brilliant writer: - North and South - Wives and Daughters - Cranford - Mary Barton - Ruth - The Life of Charlotte Brontë - The Doom of the Griffiths - Cousin Phillis - My Lady Ludlow - Curious, if True - The Poor Clare - Sylvia's Lovers - The Grey Woman and other Tales - Round the Sofa - The Life of Charlotte Brontë - Half a Life-Time Ago - Lizzie Leigh - The Half-Brothers - The Moorland Cottage - An Accursed Race - A Dark Night's Work - Sylvia's Lovers - Mrs. Gaskell etc. Discover the Timeless Brilliance of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Step into the world of Victorian England with the Collected Works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. This comprehensive collection brings together the masterpieces of one of the most influential writers of the 19th century, offering a profound exploration of society, class, and human emotion. Why You Shouldn't Miss This Collection: - Rich Narratives: Dive into the compelling stories of North and South, Cranford, and Wives and Daughters. Gaskell's intricate plots and vivid characters will captivate your imagination. - Social Commentary: Experience the detailed portrayal of Victorian society, from the struggles of the working class in Mary Barton to the genteel life in Cranford. Gaskell's keen observations provide a window into the past. - Literary Excellence: Admire the eloquent prose and masterful storytelling that have cemented Gaskell's place in literary history. Her works are not just stories but timeless pieces of art. - Diverse Genres: Enjoy a variety of genres, including novels, short stories, and biographies. This collection includes her famous biography of Charlotte Brontë, offering a unique perspective on another literary giant. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to her works, the Collected Works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a treasure trove of literary brilliance. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of her writing and discover why Gaskell remains a beloved author to this day. Get your copy today and embark on a journey through the heart of Victorian England! The Collected Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Illustrated.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: A Literary Luminary Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, 1810-1865, was a prominent British novelist and short-story writer during the Victorian era. Born in Chelsea, London, she was the daughter of William Stevenson, a Unitarian minister, and Elizabeth Holland. After her mother's early death, she was raised by her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire, which later inspired the setting for her novel Cranford. Gaskell's works are celebrated for their detailed and empathetic portrayal of various social classes, particularly the struggles of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. Her novels, such as Mary Barton and North and South, offer a vivid depiction of the socio-economic challenges of the time. In addition to her novels, Gaskell wrote a well-regarded biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë, providing a unique insight into the life of another literary giant. Her writing style combines realism with a deep sense of compassion, making her works both engaging and thought-provoking. Gaskell's legacy continues to influence readers and writers alike, cementing her place as a significant figure in English literature.mehr

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KlappentextThis e-book presents the works of this famous and brilliant writer: - North and South - Wives and Daughters - Cranford - Mary Barton - Ruth - The Life of Charlotte Brontë - The Doom of the Griffiths - Cousin Phillis - My Lady Ludlow - Curious, if True - The Poor Clare - Sylvia's Lovers - The Grey Woman and other Tales - Round the Sofa - The Life of Charlotte Brontë - Half a Life-Time Ago - Lizzie Leigh - The Half-Brothers - The Moorland Cottage - An Accursed Race - A Dark Night's Work - Sylvia's Lovers - Mrs. Gaskell etc. Discover the Timeless Brilliance of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Step into the world of Victorian England with the Collected Works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. This comprehensive collection brings together the masterpieces of one of the most influential writers of the 19th century, offering a profound exploration of society, class, and human emotion. Why You Shouldn't Miss This Collection: - Rich Narratives: Dive into the compelling stories of North and South, Cranford, and Wives and Daughters. Gaskell's intricate plots and vivid characters will captivate your imagination. - Social Commentary: Experience the detailed portrayal of Victorian society, from the struggles of the working class in Mary Barton to the genteel life in Cranford. Gaskell's keen observations provide a window into the past. - Literary Excellence: Admire the eloquent prose and masterful storytelling that have cemented Gaskell's place in literary history. Her works are not just stories but timeless pieces of art. - Diverse Genres: Enjoy a variety of genres, including novels, short stories, and biographies. This collection includes her famous biography of Charlotte Brontë, offering a unique perspective on another literary giant. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to her works, the Collected Works of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a treasure trove of literary brilliance. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of her writing and discover why Gaskell remains a beloved author to this day. Get your copy today and embark on a journey through the heart of Victorian England! The Collected Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Illustrated.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: A Literary Luminary Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, 1810-1865, was a prominent British novelist and short-story writer during the Victorian era. Born in Chelsea, London, she was the daughter of William Stevenson, a Unitarian minister, and Elizabeth Holland. After her mother's early death, she was raised by her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire, which later inspired the setting for her novel Cranford. Gaskell's works are celebrated for their detailed and empathetic portrayal of various social classes, particularly the struggles of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. Her novels, such as Mary Barton and North and South, offer a vivid depiction of the socio-economic challenges of the time. In addition to her novels, Gaskell wrote a well-regarded biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë, providing a unique insight into the life of another literary giant. Her writing style combines realism with a deep sense of compassion, making her works both engaging and thought-provoking. Gaskell's legacy continues to influence readers and writers alike, cementing her place as a significant figure in English literature.
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CHAPTER III.

From that time the tie between father and daughter grew very strong and tender indeed. Ellinor, it is true, divided her affection between her baby sister and her papa; but he, caring little for babies, had only a theoretic regard for his younger child, while the elder absorbed all his love. Every day that he dined at home Ellinor was placed opposite to him while he ate his late dinner; she sat where her mother had done during the meal, although she had dined and even supped some time before on the more primitive nursery fare. It was half pitiful, half amusing, to see the little girl´s grave, thoughtful ways and modes of speech, as if trying to act up to the dignity of her place as her father´s companion, till sometimes the little head nodded off to slumber in the middle of lisping some wise little speech. Old-fashioned, the nurses called her, and prophesied that she would not live long in consequence of her old-fashionedness. But instead of the fulfilment of this prophecy, the fat bright baby was seized with fits, and was well, ill, and dead in a day! Ellinor´s grief was something alarming, from its quietness and concealment. She waited till she was left-as she thought-alone at nights, and then sobbed and cried her passionate cry for Baby, baby, come back to me-come back; till every one feared for the health of the frail little girl whose childish affections had had to stand two such shocks. Her father put aside all business, all pleasure of every kind, to win his darling from her grief. No mother could have done more, no tenderest nurse done half so much as Mr. Wilkins then did for Ellinor.

If it had not been for him she would have just died of her grief. As it was, she overcame it-but slowly, wearily-hardly letting herself love anyone for some time, as if she instinctively feared lest all her strong attachments should find a sudden end in death. Her love-thus dammed up into a small space-at last burst its banks, and overflowed on her father. It was a rich reward to him for all his care of her, and he took delight-perhaps a selfish delight-in all the many pretty ways she perpetually found of convincing him, if he had needed conviction, that he was ever the first object with her. The nurse told him that half an hour or so before the earliest time at which he could be expected home in the evenings, Miss Ellinor began to fold up her doll´s things and lull the inanimate treasure to sleep. Then she would sit and listen with an intensity of attention for his footstep. Once the nurse had expressed some wonder at the distance at which Ellinor could hear her father´s approach, saying that she had listened and could not hear a sound, to which Ellinor had replied:

Of course you cannot; he is not your papa!

Then, when he went away in the morning, after he had kissed her, Ellinor would run to a certain window from which she could watch him up the lane, now hidden behind a hedge, now reappearing through an open space, again out of sight, till he reached a great old beech-tree, where for an instant more she saw him. And then she would turn away with a sigh, sometimes reassuring her unspoken fears by saying softly to herself,

He will come again to-night.

Mr. Wilkins liked to feel his child dependent on him for all her pleasures. He was even a little jealous of anyone who devised a treat or conferred a present, the first news of which did not come from or through him.

At last it was necessary that Ellinor should have some more instruction than her good old nurse could give. Her father did not care to take upon himself the office of teacher, which he thought he foresaw would necessitate occasional blame, an occasional exercise of authority, which might possibly render him less idolized by his little girl; so he commissioned Lady Holster to choose out one among her many protégées for a governess to his daughter. Now, Lady Holster, who kept a sort of amateur county register-office, was only too glad to be made of use in this way; but when she inquired a little further as to the sort of person required, all she could extract from Mr. Wilkins was:

You know the kind of education a lady should have, and will, I am sure, choose a governess for Ellinor better than I could direct you. Only, please, choose some one who will not marry me, and who will let Ellinor go on making my tea, and doing pretty much what she likes, for she is so good they need not try to make her better, only to teach her what a lady should know.

Miss Monro was selected-a plain, intelligent, quiet woman of forty-and it was difficult to decide whether she or Mr. Wilkins took the most pains to avoid each other, acting with regard to Ellinor, pretty much like the famous Adam and Eve in the weather-glass: when the one came out the other went in. Miss Monro had been tossed about and overworked quite enough in her life not to value the privilege and indulgence of her evenings to herself, her comfortable schoolroom, her quiet cozy teas, her book, or her letter-writing afterwards. By mutual agreement she did not interfere with Ellinor and her ways and occupations on the evenings when the girl had not her father for companion; and these occasions became more and more frequent as years passed on, and the deep shadow was lightened which the sudden death that had visited his household had cast over him. As I have said before, he was always a popular man at dinner-parties. His amount of intelligence and accomplishment was rare in ---shire, and if it required more wine than formerly to bring his conversation up to the desired point of range and brilliancy, wine was not an article spared or grudged at the county dinner-tables. Occasionally his business took him up to London. Hurried as these journeys might be, he never returned without a new game, a new toy of some kind, to make home pleasant to his little maid, as he expressed himself.

He liked, too, to see what was doing in art, or in literature; and as he gave pretty extensive orders for anything he admired, he was almost sure to be followed down to Hamley by one or two packages or parcels, the arrival and opening of which began soon to form the pleasant epochs in Ellinor´s grave though happy life.

The only person of his own standing with whom Mr. Wilkins kept up any intercourse in Hamley was the new clergyman, a bachelor, about his own age, a learned man, a fellow of his college, whose first claim on Mr. Wilkins´s attention was the fact that he had been travelling-bachelor for his university, and had consequently been on the Continent about the very same two years that Mr. Wilkins had been there; and although they had never met, yet they had many common acquaintances and common recollections to talk over of this period, which, after all, had been about the most bright and hopeful of Mr. Wilkins´s life.

Mr. Ness had an occasional pupil; that is to say, he never put himself out of the way to obtain pupils, but did not refuse the entreaties sometimes made to him that he would prepare a young man for college, by allowing the said young man to reside and read with him. Ness´s men took rather high honours, for the tutor, too indolent to find out work for himself, had a certain pride in doing well the work that was found for him.

When Ellinor was somewhere about fourteen, a young Mr. Corbet came to be pupil to Mr. Ness. Her father always called on the young men reading with the clergyman, and asked them to his house. His hospitality had in course of time lost its recherché and elegant character, but was always generous, and often profuse. Besides, it was in his character to like the joyous, thoughtless company of the young better than that of the old-given the same amount of refinement and education in both.

Mr. Corbet was a young man of very good family, from a distant county. If his character had not been so grave and deliberate, his years would only have entitled him to be called a boy, for he was but eighteen at the time when he came to read with Mr. Ness. But many men of five-and-twenty have not reflected so deeply as this young Mr. Corbet already had. He had considered and almost matured his plan for life; had ascertained what objects he desired most to accomplish in the dim future, which is to many at his age only a shapeless mist; and had resolved on certain steady courses of action by which such objects were most likely to be secured. A younger son, his family connections and family interest pre-arranged a legal career for him; and it was in accordance with his own tastes and talents. All, however, which his father hoped for him was, that he might be able to make an income sufficient for a gentleman to live on. Old Mr. Corbet was hardly to be called ambitious, or, if he were, his ambition was limited to views for the eldest son. But Ralph intended to be a distinguished lawyer, not so much for the vision of the woolsack, which I suppose dances before the imagination of every young lawyer, as for the grand intellectual exercise, and consequent power over mankind, that distinguished lawyers may always possess if they choose. A seat in Parliament, statesmanship, and all the great scope for a powerful and active mind that lay on each side of such a career-these were the objects which Ralph Corbet set before himself. To take high honours at college was the first step to be accomplished; and in order to achieve this Ralph had, not persuaded-persuasion was a weak instrument which he despised-but gravely reasoned his father...

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: A Literary Luminary

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, 1810-1865, was a prominent British novelist and short-story writer during the Victorian era. Born in Chelsea, London, she was the daughter of William Stevenson, a Unitarian minister, and Elizabeth Holland. After her mother's early death, she was raised by her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire, which later inspired the setting for her novel Cranford.

Gaskell's works are celebrated for their detailed and empathetic portrayal of various social classes, particularly the struggles of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. Her novels, such as Mary Barton and North and South, offer a vivid depiction of the socio-economic challenges of the time.

In addition to her novels, Gaskell wrote a well-regarded biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë, providing a unique insight into the life of another literary giant. Her writing style combines realism with a deep sense of compassion, making her works both engaging and thought-provoking.

Gaskell's legacy continues to influence readers and writers alike, cementing her place as a significant figure in English literature.