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Dear Elizabeth, The collection Gothic Tales, edited by Laura Kranzler (2000), comprises your most famous ghost stories published from 1851 to 1861. Reading those stories is like…… Read more “Solitary and savage had been her life”
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My Year in Nonfiction 2019 | Victorian women writers
Hi, folks! In 2018, I started a series of posts where I made an overview of my nonfiction reading over the year, and I quite enjoyed the…… Read more “My Year in Nonfiction 2019 | Victorian women writers”
The smooth sea of that old life
Dear Elizabeth, North and South (1854-1855) balances itself beautifully in a space where different types of conflict intersect: the clashes between manufacturers and workers; rural and industrial…… Read more “The smooth sea of that old life”
Panic calls out cowardice, and cowardice cruelty
Dear Elizabeth, The novella Lois the Witch (1859) is a fictionalised account of the Salem witch hunt, as well as a sharp meditation on the thin line…… Read more “Panic calls out cowardice, and cowardice cruelty”
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell (Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson; 1810 – 1865) was an English writer. After her mother’s death, one-year-old Gaskell was sent to live with her aunt. Encouraged by her…… Read more “Elizabeth Gaskell”
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