Mrs Gaskell : haunts, homes, and stories
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Mrs Gaskell : haunts, homes, and stories
（Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies）
Cambridge University Press, 2013
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"This edition first published 1913. This digitally printed version 2013"--T.p. verso
Originally published by Pitman, 1913 (new and rev. ed.)
Bibliography: p. 321-330
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) lost her mother at an early age and was sent to live with her aunt in Knutsford, a country town outside Manchester which is often thought to bear a notable resemblance to the fictional Cranford. In this engaging biography, Esther Alice Chadwick (1862-1929) shows how many historical facts of Gaskell's life influenced her novels and stories - from the character of her home town to the sudden disappearance of her brother in India. Originally published in 1910, this was the first full biography of the author; the revised edition of 1913 is reissued here. It includes additional research, illustrations, and excerpts from Gaskell's letters, which provide a touching glimpse into the life of a writer who often felt herself torn between her intellectual and domestic duties. Still a major source for modern biographies, Chadwick's book remains an authoritative source for scholars and students of English literature.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Birth, parentage, and ancestry
- 2. Chelsea
- 3. Knutsford
- 4. Church House and Tatton Park, Knutsford
- 5. Sandlebridge
- 6. Stratford-on-Avon
- 7. Chelsea
- 8. Newcastle-on-Tyne
- 9. Edinburgh
- 10. Marriage
- 11. Manchester (1832-42)
- 12. Manchester (1842-9)
- 13. Plymouth Grove, Manchester (1849-52)
- 14. Plymouth Grove (1852-6)
- 15. Silverdale
- 16. Plymouth Grove (1857)
- 17. Plymouth Grove (1858-60)
- 18. Whitby
- 19. Manchester (1860-5)
- 20. Last days at Manchester and Holybourne
- 21. Gaskell memorials
- Bibliography
- Index.
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