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Cranford, and, Cousin Phillis

Cranford, and, Cousin Phillis

Elizabeth Gaskell

Includes "Cranford" which depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times of need; and, "Cousin Phillis", which depicts a fleeting love affair in a rural community at a time when old values are being supplanted by the new.
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Cranford depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times of need. The village is dominated by women, from the kindly spinster Miss Matty, living in genteel poverty with her redoubtable sister, to Lady Glenmire, who shocks everyone by marrying the doctor. When men do appear, such as 'modern' Captain Brown or Matty's suitor from the past, they bring disruption and excitement to the everyday life of Cranford. This volume includes the novella Cousin Phillis, which depicts a fleeting love affair in a rural community at a time when old values are being supplanted by the new. Both works are exquisitely observed tragicomedies of human nature, told with great delicacy and affection.

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Title - Cranford, and, Cousin Phillis

Edition -

Author - Elizabeth Gaskell

ISBN 13 - 9780140431049

Imprint - Penguin Classics

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 28/10/1976

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 35mm

Weight - 500 g

Languages - English