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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mrs. Gaskell-Volume 1 - Including Three Novellas 'Lois the Witch, ' 'The Grey Woman, ' and 'The Poor CL (Hardcover)
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mrs. Gaskell-Volume 1 - Including Three Novellas 'Lois the Witch, ' 'The Grey Woman, ' and 'The Poor CL (Hardcover)
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A two volume collection of one of the finest female authors of
Gothic ghost stories
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (or as she was known 'Mrs. Gaskell')
was born as Elizabeth Stevenson in Chelsea, London in 1810. Gaskell
was a prolific author, writing short stories, novels and
non-fiction of social history as well as a notable biography of
Charlotte Bronte. It would have been unusual had she not also
written ghostly tales, because she lived at a time when chilling
tales were highly popular. Indeed she was persuaded to do so by
Charles Dickens, an enthusiast for the form who had also encouraged
several other writers to make forays into the genre. Perhaps
inevitably Gaskell's scary, gothic fiction appeared in Dickens'
magazine 'Household Words, ' a showcase also for several of her
contemporaries. Gaskell's stories not only 'ticked all the boxes'
commercially, but her ability ensured that her stories, well
regarded in her own time, have endured as among the best examples
of Victorian supernatural fiction. Apart from her supernatural
writings Mrs. Gaskell is especially remembered today for her
novels, 'Cranford' and 'North and South.' Volume one of Mrs.
Gaskells gothic chillers includes the novellas 'Lois the Witch, '
'The Grey Woman, ' and 'The Poor Clare, ' two novelettes 'The Doom
of the Griffiths, ' and 'The Crooked Branch' plus seven short
stories and a poem.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
General
Imprint: |
Leonaur Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Mrs Gaskell
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
452 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85706-976-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
0-85706-976-4 |
Barcode: |
9780857069764 |
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