| Cranford Lib/E Contributor(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Author), May, Nadia (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786195401 ISBN-13: 9780786195404 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.20 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 6.7" (0.70 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cranford is Elizabeth Gaskell's gently comic picture of life and manners in an English country village during the 1830s. It describes the small adventures in the lives of two middle-aged sisters in reduced circumstances, Matilda and Deborah Jenkyns, who do their best to maintain their standards of propriety, decency, and kindness. At the center of the novel is Miss Matty, whose warm heart and tender ways compel affection and regard from everyone around her. Also revealed are the foibles and attributes of the pompous Mrs. Jamieson and her awesome butler, the genial Captain Brown, the loyal housemaid Martha, and others. Using an intimate, gossipy voice that never turns sentimental, Gaskell skillfully conveys the old-fashioned habits, subtle class distinctions, and genteel poverty of the townspeople. Cranford is one of the author's best-loved works. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short-story writer born in London and raised in Knutsford, Cheshire, which became the model for village settings in her novels. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, a Unitarian minister. Her first novel, Mary Barton, published in 1848, was immensely popular and brought her to the attention of Charles Dickens, who solicited her work for his periodical, Household Words, for which she wrote the series subsequently reprinted as Cranford. May, Nadia: -Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn: -Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short-story writer born in London and raised in Knutsford, Cheshire, which became the model for village settings in her novels. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, a Unitarian minister. Her first novel, Mary Barton, published in 1848, was immensely popular and brought her to the attention of Charles Dickens, who solicited her work for his periodical, Household Words, for which she wrote the series subsequently reprinted as Cranford. |