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Cranford and Mr. Harrison's Confessions (Everyman's Library)
Cranford and Mr Harrison's Confessions - Everyman's Library Author:Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford (1851-53) sketches the mannered, old-fashioned lifestyle maintained by ladies in a quiet country village in the 1830s. This bemused tale of ancien fashions and "elegant economy" is complemented with a short story about a young surgeon's disruptive entry into Duncombe village. In both stories, Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) shows a gentee... more »l class entrenched in the receding era, while a new age presents its visiting card.« less