Cranford (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Gaskell, Elizabeth; O'Toole Ph.D, Prof. Tess [Introduction]

ISBN 10: 0760795983 / ISBN 13: 9780760795989

Published by BARNES & NOBLE, 2006

About this Item

COPYRIGHT 2005 3RD PRINTING. COVER HAS SOME SURFACE WEAR. 179 PAGE TEXT HAS A LITTLE WEAR. CLASSIC. 5.5" X 8.25". WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cranford (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
• Publisher: BARNES & NOBLE
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760795983
• ISBN 13: 9780760795989
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 9 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • CLASSIC

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Synopsis

Offers an account of a nineteenth-century English village dominated by a group of genteel but modestly circumstanced women. By eschewing the conventional marriage plot with its nubile heroines and focusing instead on a group of middle-aged and elderly spinsters, the author underscores the value and dignity of single women's lives.

Book Description

Originally published as a magazine serial and then printed in novel form in 1853, Cranford is a playful tour of a peculiar country town. From the stately, stern Miss Jenkyns to the timid Miss Betsy Barker and her flannel-wearing cow, the inhabitants are all acquainted, and all poised to overhear scandal.