Elizabeth Gaskell (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age. This biography traces Elizabeth's youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester and her wide network of friends, her religious and feminist arguments of nineteenth century Britain,

Cranford (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Mr Lear - A Life of Art and Nonsense (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed historian Jenny Uglow brings us a fascinating and beautifully illustratedbiography of Edward Lear, shortlisted for Waterstone's Book of the Year, and a Telegraph and Spectator Book of the

Gambling Man - Charles II and the Restoration (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

George Eliot (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

* A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her

Cranford (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's portrait of kindness, compassion, and hope 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

Gothic Tales (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire

The Cranford Chronicles (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Three of Elizabeth Gaskell s best-loved novels' Cranford,' 'Mr Harrison's Confessions, 'and' My Lady Ludlow'are combined in this witty and poignant look at the market town of Cranford. The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards thevillage from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers

Life of Charlotte Bronte (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Bronte was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim, and remains the most significant study of the enigmatic author who gave Jane Eyre the subtitle An Autobiography. It recounts Charlotte Bronte's life from her isolated childhood,

Nature's Engraver - A Life of Thomas Bewick (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who revolutionised wood-engraving and influenced book illustration for a century to

Cousin Phillis and Other Stories (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Elizabeth Gaskell has long been one of the most popular of Victorian novelists, yet in her lifetime her shorter fictions were equally well loved, and they are among the most accomplished examples of the genre. The heart of this collection is Gaskell's novella Cousin Phillis, a lyrical masterpiece

Sylvia's Lovers (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

A was powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvia's Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling

Cranford (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

A vivid and affectionate portrait of a provincial town in early Victorian England, Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women. This edition includes two related short pieces by Gaskell, 'The Last Generation in England' and 'The Cage at

Words & Pictures - Writers, Artists and a Peculiarly British Tradition (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

It looks at how artists have responded to two great, contrasting works, Paradise Lost and Pilgrim's Progress; A brief coda turns to a fourth relationship: writers and artists who collaborate from the start, like Dickens and Phiz, and Lewis Carroll and

Zpovědi pana Harrisona - Elizabeth Gaskellová - e-kniha

eBook: Cranford je nejznámější z novel Elizabeth Gaskellové, vtipné a dojemné klasické dílo, které si zaslouží být přečteno. Po prvním díle vydává NAKLADATELSTVÍ XYZ další část nazvanou Zpovědi pana Harrisona a čtenáři se mohou těšit i na poslední díl Lady

Sever a Jih, díl III. - Elizabeth Gaskellová - e-kniha

eBook: Do posledního dílu slavného románu Elizabeth Gaskellové vstupujeme v okamžiku, kdy se Margaret vyrovnává nejen se ztrátou matky, ale i s pocitem, že o ní pan Thornton bude smýšlet jako o lhářce. Elizabeth Gaskellová jako by tu pod clonou smyslu pro čest a pravdu a

Lunar Men - The Inventors of the Modern World 1730-1810 (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and artisans who met and made friends in the Midlands in the

Ruth (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth (1853) was the first mainstream novel to make a fallen woman its eponymous heroine. It is a remarkable story of love, of the sanctuary and tyranny of the family, and of the consequences of lies and deception, one that lays bare Victorian hypocrisy and sexual

North and South (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. This title shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John

Level 6: North and South (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Classic / British English Life changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike

An Accursed Race - Elizabeth Gaskellová - e-kniha

eBook:,A short essay by acclaimed Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell, 'An Accursed Race' is a study of the plight of the much-persecuted minority group the Cagots. In her essay, Gaskell explores the reasons behind their persecution in Europe, the commonly held superstitions surrounding them, and

Worldwired - Book Three (Bear Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Bear's near-future trilogy concludes with the fate of the world in the palm of Jenny Casey's artificially reconstructed hand

Wives and Daughters (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Set in a provincial town in the early nineteenth century, Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is a subtle representation of historical change explored in human

Wives and Daughters (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until thearrival