Situated in Manchester, England during the 1849s, Mary Barton portrays the hardships of the poor working class in contrast of the opulently wealthy factory owners while recounting the compelling drama of Mary’s life. In the midst of the love of two men, industrious engineer Jem Wilson and wealthy son of factory owner Henry Carson, Mary must decide between the men and prove the innocence of the man she loves when he is accused of murdering her other suitor.
A recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second emphasizes her "so...
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Upon hearing of the death of her friend Charlotte Brontë on 31 March 1855, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell wrote, "I loved her dearly, more than I think she knew. I shall never cease to be thankful th...
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For some critics Elizabeth Gaskell was a conventional, middle-class Victorian wife and mother who accepted the values of her world and who also happened to write books--a feminine dove among literary ...
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The English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) wrote sociological novels that explored the ills of industrial England and novels of small-town life that are penetrating studies of character.Elizabet...
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Biography EssayA recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second em...
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell
