The Letters of Mrs. Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellPublished1997
Pages1010
Formatpaperback
PublisherManchester University Press
Synopsis
Elizabeth Gaskell, whose perceptive letters became part of the narrative of PBS's CIVIL WAR series, witnessed a number of crucial events and trends that shaped 19th-century America. These collected letters, addressed to over a hundred correspondents (some renowned), are an invaluable account of both the cataclysmic and the mundane, written with delicacy and verve.
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About Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
1810–1865
A British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell
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