Gaskell Elizabeth - Wives And Daughters - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: With an Introduction and Notes by Dinny Thorold University of Westminster Gaskell's last novel widely considered her masterpiece follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. At its core are family relationships father daughter and step - mother father and sons father and step - daughter all tested and strained by the romantic entanglements that ensue. Despite its underlying seriousness the prevailing tone is one of comedy. Gaskell vividly portrays the world of the late 1820s and the forces of change within it and her vision is always humane and progressive. The story is full of acute observation and sympathetic character - study: the feudal squire clinging to old values his naturalist son welcoming the new world of science the local doctor and his scheming second wife the two girls brought together by their parent's marriage
Title: Wives And Daughters
Author(s): Gaskell Elizabeth
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Barcode: 9781840224160
Pages: 624 Pages
Publication Date: 11/5/1999
Series: Wordsworth Classics
(Editor: Carabine, Dr Keith (University of Kent at Canterbury))
Category: Classic Fiction