Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Curious, If True (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"Curious, If True" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a collection of short testimonials that highlight the author's astute observations of human nature and society. Gaskell, a famend Victorian creator, is understood for her deep and empathic illustration of individuals, and this series may be no exception. In this collection of testimonies, Gaskell delves into human beings's eccentricities and foibles, constructing situations that combine otherworldly elements with ordinary existence. The tales may additionally offer perception into the complexities of human relationships, society standards, and the mysteries that regularly lurk underneath the floor of everyday life. As a tremendous storyteller, Gaskell is sure to fascinate readers with a mixture of wit, comedy, and a hint of the supernatural. Her pursuit of the uncommon and true also can function a meditation at the complexities of human indulgence, prompting readers to recollect the quirks that create our lives. "Curious, If True" exemplifies Gaskell's storytelling prowess, bringing readers on an expedition right into a world where the wonderful and the everyday collide, developing a tapestry of stories that fascinate, enlighten, and linger within the imagination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789361158797
• Artikelnr.: 73555479

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, also known as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English author, historian, and short story writer who lived from 29 September 1810 to 12 November 1865. The very poor and other members of Victorian society are all depicted in great detail in her novels. Both readers of literature and social historians will find her work interesting. In 1848, Mary Barton, her debut book, was released. The earliest biography of Charlotte Bront was Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bront, which was released in 1857. She only covered the moral, sophisticated portions of Bronte's life in her biography; the rest was left out because, in her opinion, some of the obscenity details should be kept out of public view. The BBC has adapted each of Gaskell's most well-known novels for television, including Cranford, North and South (1854-55), and Wives and Daughters (1865). Gaskell wrote to Charles Dickens at the beginning of 1850 seeking his guidance on how to help a girl named Pasley whom she had visited in prison. Ruth's title character had a model thanks to Pasley in 1853. Her remaining books, Cranford (1853), North and South (1854), and Wives and Daughters (1855), are the most well-known (1865). She gained notoriety for her writing, particularly for her ghost stories.