Elizabeth Gaskell
This pioneering study, described as 'a model of feminist criticism' (The Year's Work in English Studies) on first publication, revealed Gaskell as an important social analyst who deliberately challenged the Victorian disjunction between public and...
Elizabeth Gaskell
Winner of the Portico Prize Shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year High-spirited, witty and passionate, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age, including Mary Barton, North and South and Wives an...
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell
Brief Lives: Elizabeth Gaskell
Ranking alongside Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot as one of the great Victorian authoresses, Elizabeth Gaskell is now chiefly remembered for penning the radical novel North and South, and Cranford, recently adapted by the BBC. She was also a reg...
Complete Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
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The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Box set of BBC period dramas based on the novels of much-admired Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. 'Cranford' (2007) tells the story of the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, as they are besieged by forces that they can't withstand. Cranford in the 1840s is a small northern English town on the cusp of change. Things are on the move. The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order, and the arrival of handsome new doctor, Frank Harrison (Simon Woods), from London causes a stir; not only because of his revolutionary medical methods, but also because of the effect he has on many of the ladies' hearts in the town. Judi Dench plays Miss Matty Jenkyns, whose hopes and rebellious spirit were crushed when, as a young woman, she was forced to give up Mr Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the man she loved. 'North and South' (2004) is a passionate love story, set across the social divides in the changing world of Victorian industrial society. Margaret Hale (Daniella Denby-Ashe) is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton (Richard Armitage) , whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and wilfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - finds herself falling in love with Thornton. 'Wives and Daughters' (1999) is based on Gaskell's unfinished novel. The decision of long-time widower Mr Gibson (Bill Paterson) to remarry has several repercussions for his daughter, Molly (Justine Waddell), who resents the arrival of her stepmother Hyacinth (Francesca Annis). However, Molly also acquires a stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes), with whom she soon forms a close bond; a bond which is later put to the test when they both set their caps at the same man, Roger Hamley (Anthony Howell).Typ: DVD / Box Set
North and South
The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?' Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel fea...
Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford
Tracing the publishing history of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford from its initial 1851-53 serialization in Dickens's Household Words through its numerous editions and adaptations, Thomas Recchio focuses especially on how the text has been deployed t...
Gaskell Elizabeth: Wives And Daughters
Gaskell Elizabeth: Wives And Daughters [Ljudbok / CD]
Dolin Elizabeth/Francine Kay: Sonatas
Dolin Elizabeth/Francine Kay: Sonatas [CD]
Dolin Elizabeth/Bernadene Blaha: Mendelsson
Dolin Elizabeth/Bernadene Blaha: Mendelsson [CD]
My Lady Ludlow
MY LADY LUDLOW (1859) by Elizabeth Gaskell is a quintessential slice of British Victorian literature and social commentary by the talented contemporary of Charlotte Bronte. Gaskell's work is remarkable not only for her mastery of local d...
The Life of Charlotte Brontë
'It is in every way worthy of what one great woman should have written of another.' Patrick Brontë Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. Gaskell was a fr...
The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Gaskell
In the last few decades Elizabeth Gaskell has become a figure of growing importance in the field of Victorian literary studies. She produced work of great variety and scope in the course of a highly successful writing career that lasted for about ...
Småstadsliv i Cranford, E-bok
Elizabeth Gaskell lyckas i sin mest framgångsrika roman Småstadsliv i Cranford teckna ett rörande och humoristiskt porträtt av den lilla småstaden Cranford och dess invånare. Här ryms romantik, lögner och svek. Cranford är en stad styrd av kvinnor och det är dessa som står i händelsernas centrum.Gaskells roman Cranford ligger till grund för TV-serien med samma som lockat nya läsare till denna pärla.I originalöversättning av Karin Jensen"Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford [...] is one of those books that makes you smile whenever you are unexpectedly reminded of it." - Jo Walton, fantasyförfattareElizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) växte upp i småstaden Knutsford som är förlaga till den fiktiva staden Cranford. Hon gifte sig med en pastor och var vän med bland andra Charles Dickens och Charlotte Brontë. Elizabeth Gaskell skrev Brontës första biografi 1857, förutom de romaner, noveller och spökhistorier hon publicerade.
Småstadsliv i Cranford, Ljudbok
Elizabeth Gaskell lyckas i sin mest framgångsrika roman Småstadsliv i Cranford teckna ett rörande och humoristiskt porträtt av den lilla småstaden Cranford och dess invånare. Här ryms romantik, lögner och svek. Cranford är en stad styrd av kvinnor och det är dessa som står i händelsernas centrum.Gaskells roman Cranford ligger till grund för TV-serien med samma som lockat nya läsare till denna pärla.I originalöversättning av Karin Jensen"Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford [...] is one of those books that makes you smile whenever you are unexpectedly reminded of it." - Jo Walton, fantasyförfattareElizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) växte upp i småstaden Knutsford som är förlaga till den fiktiva staden Cranford. Hon gifte sig med en pastor och var vän med bland andra Charles Dickens och Charlotte Brontë. Elizabeth Gaskell skrev Brontës första biografi 1857, förutom de romaner, noveller och spökhistorier hon publicerade.
Queenship and Political Discourse in the Elizabethan Realms
This book re-evaluates the nature of Elizabethan politics and Elizabeth's queenship in late sixteenth-century England, Wales and Ireland. Natalie Mears shows that Elizabeth took an active role in policy-making and suggests that Elizabethan politic...
Småstadsliv i Cranford, E-bok
Småstadsliv i Cranford [Cranford, 1853] av Elizabeth Gaskell. Elizabeth Gaskell [1810 - 1865], född i London, England, växte upp hos sin moster i Knutsford strax utanför Manchester. Hon gifte sig sedermera med William Gaskell som var pastor i Manchester. I hennes umgängeskrets ingick bland annat Charles Dickens och Charlotte Brontë. Till hennes mest berömda verk hör Småstadsliv i Cranford och Hustrur och döttrar.
Cousin Phillis , Ljudbok
Cousin Phillis (1864) is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell about Paul Manning, a youth of seventeen who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his second cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused by her own placement at the edge of adolescence.Most critics agree that Cousin Phillis is Gaskell's crowning achievement in the short novel. The story is uncomplicated; its virtues are in the manner of its development and telling.Cousin Phillis is also recognized as a fitting prelude for Gaskell's final and most widely acclaimed novel, Wives and Daughters (1866).Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (1810-1865), 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 are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Mrs. Gaskell, as she was often referred to, is considered one of the greatest British novelists of the Victorian era.
Ruth
'I think I must be an improper woman without knowing it, I do so manage to shock people.' Elizabeth Gaskell's second novel challenged contemporary social attitudes by taking as its heroine a fallen woman. Ruth Hilton is an orphan and an overworked...
Curious, if True, E-bok
A collection of five short stories from popular Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. The collection includes the tales ‘The Poor Clare’, ‘Lois the Witch’, ‘The Grey Woman’ and ‘The Old Nurse’s Story’ as well as the title tale, ‘Curious, If True’. A rich selection of some of Gaskells finest and most atmospheric short stories, with plenty of mystery, ghosts, horror and suspense from the talented author. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) is an enduringly popular and highly regarded English novelist. Born in Chelsea, London, Elizabeth was sent to live with her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire after her mother died, a place which would provide inspiration for some of her most popular works, including ‘Cranford’. A sociable and lively young woman, Elizabeth married Minister William Gaskell in 1832 and settled in Manchester. An industrial hub and the scene of much political and social change, her time in Manchester influenced much of her writing. Her first novel, ‘Mary Barton’ focussed on the appalling and impoverished living conditions of those living in Northern industrial cities and was a huge success, sparking the interest of notable figures such as Charles Dickens, who invited Elizabeth to contribute to the periodicals he edited. An active humanitarian, her works dealt sympathetically with the plight of the poorest in society, and she did not shy away from controversial topics such as prostitution and illegitimacy. A close friend of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth also wrote a highly acclaimed biography of the author in 1857. Some of her best known and most loved novels include ‘Cranford’, ‘North and South’ and the posthumously published ‘Wives and Daughters’, all of which have been adapted for TV by the BBC, most recently ‘Cranford’ starring Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, and Greg Wise. Elizabeth Gaskell is regarded as one of the most important novelists of the Victorian era.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë, E-bok
The biography ‘The Life of Charlotte Brontë’ by her friend and contemporary Elizabeth Gaskell was first published in 1857 to great acclaim and remains a fascinating insight into the life of the ‘Jane Eyre’ author. It contains Gaskell’s own personal recollections through her friendship with Charlotte, as well as excerpts from letters and beautiful descriptions of the Yorkshire landscape. It follows Charlotte’s life through from her lonely childhood and difficult schooldays, to her literary career, marriage and death barely a year later. Though a revealing account of Charlotte’s life and experiences, Gaskell held back on many of the more sensational details so as to avoid affronting a Victorian audience, such as Charlotte’s infatuation with a married man, and the shocking ill-treatment the Brontë sisters received at school. A must-read for fans of both Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) is an enduringly popular and highly regarded English novelist. Born in Chelsea, London, Elizabeth was sent to live with her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire after her mother died, a place which would provide inspiration for some of her most popular works, including ‘Cranford’. A sociable and lively young woman, Elizabeth married Minister William Gaskell in 1832 and settled in Manchester. An industrial hub and the scene of much political and social change, her time in Manchester influenced much of her writing. Her first novel, ‘Mary Barton’ focussed on the appalling and impoverished living conditions of those living in Northern industrial cities and was a huge success, sparking the interest of notable figures such as Charles Dickens, who invited Elizabeth to contribute to the periodicals he edited. An active humanitarian, her works dealt sympathetically with the plight of the poorest in society, and she did not shy away from controversial topics such as prostitution and illegitimacy. A close friend of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth also wrote a highly acclaimed biography of the author in 1857. Some of her best known and most loved novels include ‘Cranford’, ‘North and South’ and the posthumously published ‘Wives and Daughters’, all of which have been adapted for TV by the BBC, most recently ‘Cranford’ starring Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, and Greg Wise. Elizabeth Gaskell is regarded as one of the most important novelists of the Victorian era.
Cousin Phillis
COUSIN PHILLIS (1863) by Elizabeth Gaskell is a deceptively simple story of budding young love and its disappointment, as observed through the eyes of a young man who comes to stay with his Cousin Phillis and her family. Gaskell is at the height o...
Elizabeth
'The best account in English of the early years of Elizabeth' Evening Standard A woman in a man's world, Queen Elizabeth I was to become England's most successful ruler. Confident in her destiny, intensely intelligent, passionately sexual yet (she...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Taylor is known internationally as one of the most beautiful and talented women ever to grace the silver screen. She has won two Academy Awards and starred in over sixty films. She is just as well known for her tempestuous personal life,...
Elizabeth
A definitive portrait of one of the most compelling monarchs England has ever had: Elizabeth I. 'We are a prince from a line of princes.' Lisa Hilton's majestic biography of Elizabeth I, 'The Virgin Queen', uses new research to present a fresh int...