This absorbing study of Elizabeth Gaskell's early life up to her
marriage in 1832 is based almost entirely on new evidence. Also,
using parish records, marriage settlements, property transfers,
wills, record office documents, letters, journals and private
papers, John Chapple has recreated the background of one of the
nineteenth century's greatest novelists. The widely differing lives
of her father, brother and the aunt who raised her are illuminated
at length by these original documents. Chapple has discovered a
number of letters written by close relations that shed new light on
her upbringing, and he analyses three hitherto unknown travel
journals buy her Knutsford cousins which prove that she grew up in
a literary milieu. Other biographical accounts of Elizabeth
Gaskell's life have been compared and, where necessary, corrected,
but Chapple's main emphasis lies with the wealth of new material
that he has discovered. This ensures that The early years will
provide a secure basis for future criticism of her creative works,
which so often rely on biographical details -- .
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