Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) to jedna z najwybitniejszych brytyjskich pisarek XIX wieku. Znana jest z powieści „Północ i Południe”, „Żony i córki” czy „...
Życie w Barford, na brytyjskiej prowincji, nie było może dla Lois Barclay czymś ekscytującym. Mieszkała tam z rodzicami. I gdy ci zmarli, została sama na świecie. Nie licząc wuja, Ralpha Hicksona z...
Gaskell’s last novel, widely considered her masterpiece, follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. At its core are family relationships – father, daught...
Elizabeth Gaskell’s first novel depicts nothing less than the great clashes between capital and labour, which arose from rapid industrialisation and problems of trade in the mid-nineteenth ce...
A phantom child roams the Northumberland moors, while a host of fairytale characters gone to seed gather in the dark, dark woods in these two surprising tales of the uncanny from the great Victoria...
Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England...
Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England...
Gaskell’s last novel, widely considered her masterpiece, follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. At its core are family relationships – father, daught...