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Cranford

Pocket
Engelsk
Cranford
Cranford
  • Forfatter: Elizabeth Gaskell
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 304
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780141439884
  • Utgivelsesår: 2005
  • Bidragsyter: Gaskell, Elizabeth
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From the author of North and South and Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell''s Cranford is a standalone publication of Elizabeth Gaskell''s best-known work, with a critical introduction by Patricia Ingham in Penguin Classics.

Cranford depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies, appetite for gossip, and loyal support for each other in times of need This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister Miss Matty, But domestic peace is constantly threatened in the form of financial disaster, imagined burglaries, tragic accidents, and the reapparance of long-lost relatives. 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.