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Elizabeth Gaskell

Born

in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, England, The United Kingdom

September 29, 1810

Died

November 12, 1865

Genre

Fiction, Classics

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.

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Елізабет Гаскелл (Ukrainian) ...more

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Elizabeth Gaskell’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 373,725 ratings · 29,006 reviews · 1,316 distinct works • Similar authors

	North and South 4.15 avg rating — 187,408 ratings — published 1855 — 2392 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Pam Morris (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 51,309 ratings — published 1866 — 843 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cranford 3.83 avg rating — 48,907 ratings — published 1853 — 2901 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell, Shirley Foster (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 21,857 ratings — published 1848 — 1076 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruth 3.87 avg rating — 10,159 ratings — published 1853 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Charlotte Brontë 3.85 avg rating — 9,109 ratings — published 1857 — 531 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell, Shirley Foster (Introduction) 3.77 avg rating — 4,720 ratings — published 1863 — 1067 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell, Laura Kranzler (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 3,158 ratings — published 2000 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cousin Phyllis by Elizabeth Gaskell, Jenny Uglow (Foreword) 3.49 avg rating — 3,270 ratings — published 1863 — 346 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Nurse's Story 3.63 avg rating — 3,044 ratings — published 1860 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South (2 books)
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4.39 avg rating — 137 ratings

Wives and Daughters (2 books)
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4.38 avg rating — 37 ratings

Collected Tales (2 books)
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Quotes by Elizabeth Gaskell (?)

“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

tags: folly, preference, wisdom

1634 likes

“How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

tags: evil, judgement, right

1207 likes

“I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you do not understand me.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

tags: prejudice, understanding

545 likes

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Polls

September 2021 Old School Classic Poll

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott pub. 1884, 166 pages

44 votes, 20.1%

The Bostonians by Henry James pub 1886, 460 pages

41 votes, 18.7%

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell pub 1863, 484 pages

37 votes, 16.9%

Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca pub 1635, 96 pages

34 votes, 15.5%

The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Anonymous pub 1270, 343 pages

33 votes, 15.1%

The Odd Women by George Gissing pub 1893, 432 pages

15 votes, 6.8%

Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr. pub 1840, 458 pages

10 votes, 4.6%

Phantastes by George MacDonald pub 1858, 216 pages

5 votes, 2.3%

219 total votes

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