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Like Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell had a favourite book she had written. For Gaskell, this book was "Cranford", published in 1853. "Cranford" is a book that Gaskell called it the only one of her books that she rereads, and the book that she reads if she needs to laugh. It’s a hilarious and wonderful look at a small town and the people who live there.
"Cranford" is one of those novels that really has no plot. There is no mystery. There is no real tension that keeps a reader engaged and absorbed. Rather, it is a series of vignettes about life in this little English village, focusing on a small group of friends and their “adventures” as they meander through life. While it may not be the most exciting of novels, there is something about these glimpses into genteel life that is utterly charming. Therein lies its power.
"Cranford" grew out of a short story (now the first two chapters) and it reads like a series of episodes in the fictional town of Cranford. The central characters are Mary Smith and her friends, the spinster sisters Miss Matty and Miss Deborah. It is a quaint, comedic ode to small town life, and remains Gaskell's most famous work.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor, Children's Literature
Length7 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 29, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. Our Society
9Chapter 9. Signor Brunoni
2Chapter 2. The Captain
10Chapter 10. The Panic
3Chapter 3. A Love Affair Of Long Ago
11Chapter 11. Samuel Brown
4Chapter 4. A Visit To An Old Bachelor
12Chapter 12. Engaged To Be Married
5Chapter 5. Old Letters
13Chapter 13. Stopped Payment
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6Chapter 6. Poor Peter
14Chapter 14. Friends In Need
7Chapter 7. Visiting
15Chapter 15. A Happy Return
8Chapter 8. “Your Ladyship”
16Chapter 16. Peace To Cranford
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