My Lady Ludlow, and Other Tales; Included in ?Round the Sofa.?

Gaskell, Elizabeth. [Mrs. Gaskell]

Published by Sampson Low, Son and Co., London, 1861

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First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1861 novella which first appeared in Household Words in 1858. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In good condition. Ownership inscriptions. My Lady Ludlow recounts the daily lives of the widowed Countess of Ludlow of Hanbury and the spinster Miss Galindo, whose father was a Baronet, and their caring for other single women and girls. It is also concerned with Lady Ludlow's man of business, Mr. Horner, and a poacher's son named Harry Gregson whose education he provides for. With Cranford, The Last Generation in England and Mr. Harrison's Confessions, My Lady Ludlow was adapted for television in 2007 as Cranford, with Francesca Annis as the eponymous character, with Alex Etel as Harry Gregson and Emma Fielding as Laurentia Galindo. Seller Inventory # 125281

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Title: My Lady Ludlow, and Other Tales; Included in...

Publisher: Sampson Low, Son and Co., London

Publication Date: 1861

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition