The Complete Novellas & Short Stories of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian social realism, family dramas, and ghostly tales from countryside to millsBy Elizabeth Gaskell
Length61h 45m
About this audiobook
The Complete Novellas & Short Stories of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated) gathers the remarkable shorter fiction of one of Victorian literature's most perceptive moral artists. Moving between domestic comedy, industrial realism, historical romance, and Gothic unease, these works reveal Gaskell's command of social observation and narrative intimacy. Stories such as Cousin Phillis, Lois the Witch, and The Grey Woman show her gift for rendering private suffering within broader structures of class, gender, religion, and community, while the illustrations enrich the period atmosphere. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), the wife of a Unitarian minister in Manchester, wrote from close acquaintance with the tensions of industrial modernity and the ethical claims of everyday life. Her friendships with figures such as Charles Dickens and Charlotte Brontë, and her experience among working families, dissenting congregations, and literary circles, helped shape fiction that is compassionate, socially alert, and formally subtle. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking Gaskell beyond her major novels. It offers a concentrated view of her range: humane, suspenseful, historically conscious, and psychologically acute.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.6 (122)
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length61 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Novellas & Short Stories of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated) (Annotated)
26The Sextons Hero
2Introduction
27The Grey Woman and Other Tales
3Author Biography
28The Grey Woman
4Historical Context
29Curious if True
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Six Weeks at Heppenheim
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6Introduction
31Libbie Marsh's Three Eras
7Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
32Christmas Storms and Sunshine
8Short Stories & Novellas
33Hand and Heart
9Round the Sofa
34Bessy's Troubles at Home
10Round the Sofa
35Disappearances
11My Lady Ludlow (pt. 1)
36Lizzie Leigh and Other Tales
12My Lady Ludlow (pt. 2)
37Lizzie Leigh
13My Lady Ludlow (pt. 3)
38The Well of Pen-Mortha
14My Lady Ludlow (pt. 4)
39The Heart of John Middleton
15An Accursed Race
40Traits and Stories of the Huguenots
16The Doom of the Griffiths
41Morton Hall
17Half a Life-Time Ago
42My French Master
18The Poor Clare
43The Squires Story
19The Half-Brothers
44Right at Last and Other Tales
20Cousin Phillis and Other Tales
45Right at Last
21Cousin Phillis (pt. 1)
46The Manchester Marriage
22Cousin Phillis (pt. 2)
47Lois the Witch (pt. 1)
23Company Manners
48Lois the Witch (pt. 2)
24Mr. Harrison’s Confessions (pt. 1)
49The Crooked Branch
25Mr. Harrison’s Confessions (pt. 2)
50The Old Nurse's Story and Other Tales (pt. 1)
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