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Elizabeth Gaskell


Born
in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, England, The United Kingdom
September 29, 1810

Died
November 12, 1865

Genre
Fiction, Classics


Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.

AKA:
Елізабет Гаскелл (Ukrainian) ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.02 · 353,133 ratings · 25,836 reviews · 1,032 distinct works • Similar authors
North and South
4.15 avg rating — 178,074 ratings — published 1855 — 1948 editions
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Wives and Daughters
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4.13 avg rating — 49,794 ratings — published 1866 — 699 editions
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Cranford
3.84 avg rating — 46,377 ratings — published 1853 — 267 editions
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Mary Barton
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3.74 avg rating — 20,904 ratings — published 1848 — 1066 editions
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The Life of Charlotte Brontë
3.85 avg rating — 8,866 ratings — published 1857 — 489 editions
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Ruth
3.84 avg rating — 8,689 ratings — published 1853 — 450 editions
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Sylvia's Lovers
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3.76 avg rating — 4,541 ratings — published 1863 — 1056 editions
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Gothic Tales
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3.80 avg rating — 3,015 ratings — published 2000 — 30 editions
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Cousin Phyllis
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3.49 avg rating — 2,909 ratings — published 1863 — 345 editions
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The Moorland Cottage
3.73 avg rating — 2,544 ratings — published 1850 — 6 editions
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More books by Elizabeth Gaskell…

Series by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South Volume I North and South Volume II
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Wives and Daughters: Volume 1 Wives and Daughters, Volume II
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Collected Tales. Volume 1 Collected Tales. Part 2
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Quotes by Elizabeth Gaskell  (?)
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“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters
tags: folly, preference, wisdom
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“How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters
tags: evil, judgement, right
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“I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you do not understand me.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
tags: prejudice, understanding
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