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Cranford
by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Cranford is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in 1851. It is a humorous and poignant portrayal of the lives of the residents of the small town of Cranford, focusing on the experiences of the town, particularly the lives of the town's older residents. The novel is a social satire that explores themes of society, social dynamics, and the human condition.
Jenkyns may have dispensed Miss Matty’s stock of sugar plums; here too was a pretty carved staircase and arches belonging to the early Georges; another most charming old house, Church House, with the lovely garden where the children were gathering the apples and the gay flower beds were skirting the turf walk, might almost have been the home of Molly Gibson, and its present mistress said she liked to imagine her peeping out from the side window at the old coaches as they clattered through the town. As I sate there drinking my tea I thought I could almost hear Mrs. Gibson herself conversing. ‘Spring! Primavera, as the Italians call it,’ the lady was saying. [Illustration] PAGE PREFACE v CHAPTER I. OUR SOCIETY 1 CHAPTER II. THE CAPTAIN 19 CHAPTER III. A LOVE AFFAIR OF LONG AGO 42
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