Prose Idyls of the West Riding (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: Prose Idyls of the West Riding (Classic Reprint)
Author: Catherine Milnes Gaskell
ISBN: 9780332556147

Catherine Milnes Gaskell

9780332556147: Prose Idyls of the West Riding (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 033255614X ISBN 13: 9780332556147

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A vivid collection of stories set in the West Riding of Yorkshire, revealing everyday lives, loyalties, and hard choices.

Across a series of linked tales, this edition gathers portraits of working people, their families, and their communities. Heartfelt moments, sharp wit, and quiet courage illuminate life in Holgate and the surrounding countryside, with warmth, wit, and occasional hardship shaping the characters you come to know.

From bustling village streets to quiet kitchens, the stories explore love, duty, class, and the resilience that ties people together. The voices carry a distinctive regional flavor, offering atmosphere as rich as the human detail behind each scene. This book invites readers to glimpse ordinary lives colored by hope, misfortune, and the small acts that matter.

Character-driven vignettes focused on family ties, work, and community spirit
Vivid Yorkshire settings and dialect-inflected narration that grounds the stories
Themes of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and moral choice
A compassionate, sharply observed look at the joys and trials of daily life

Ideal for readers who enjoy quiet, character-centered fiction rooted in place and social texture, with a humane, observational voice.

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