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Cranford

In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy, and when the worst happs, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections.

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  • "In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy, and when the worst happs, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections."@en
  • "Elizabeth Gaskell offers a genuine commentary on life in 19th century England. Although living in poverty, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, the so-called Amazons of Cranford, are considered the embodiment of decorum. Even when the worst tragedies strike, the ladies keep their calm and composure."@en
  • "In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. This discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy - and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections."@en
  • "In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy; and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections. A masterpiece of social comedy, Cranford is as moving as it is funny, and as sharp as it is tender."@en
  • "A comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town which describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants, offering an ironic commentary on the separate spheres and diverse experiences of men and women."
  • "A comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town which describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants, offering an ironic commentary on the separate spheres and diverse experiences of men and women."@en
  • "Mary Smith relates the story of her time with middle-aged spinster sisters Miss Matty and Miss Deborah."@en
  • "'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor ... I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!' A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances ... Through a series of vignettes, Elizabeth Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy: with such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the death of Captain Brown and the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns."@en
  • "Elizabeth Gaskell's gently comic picture of life and manners in an English country village during the 1830s. It describes the small adventures in the lives of two middle-aged sisters in reduced circumstances, Matilda and Deborah Jenkyns, who do their best to maintain their standards of propriety, decency and kindness. At the center of the novel is Matilda (Miss Matty), whose warm heart and tender ways compel affection and regard from everyone around her. Also revealed are the foibles and attributes of the compous Mrs. Jamieson and her awesome butler, Mulliner; the genial Captain Broen; Matha, the loyal housemaid and others. Using an intimate, gossipy voice that never turns sentimental, Gaskell skillfully conveys the old-fashioned habits, subtle class distinctions, and genteel poverty of the townspeople."@en
  • "Cranford is a sleepy northern town, but modern life, in the shape of the new railway, is pushing its way relentlessly towards it from Manchester, bringing with it new opportunities and excitement."@en
  • ""In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy; and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections"--Publisher's description."@en
  • "An affectionate portrait of the old fashioned 'elegant economy' of the people of Cranford. Life proceeds at a gentle pace, etiquette and custom govern all aspects of society. Occasionally drama intrudes into this story which is a glimpse of English domestic life in the 1830s and 40s."
  • "An affectionate portrait of the old fashioned 'elegant economy' of the people of Cranford. Life proceeds at a gentle pace, etiquette and custom govern all aspects of society. Occasionally drama intrudes into this story which is a glimpse of English domestic life in the 1830s and 40s."@en
  • ""Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses, above a certain rent, are women." Elizabeth Gaskell's comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants, offering an ironic commentary on the separate spheres and diverse experiences of men and women. As the external world necessarily impinges even on Cranford, the unlikely juxtapositions of old and new brought about by the pace of change are also explored: the effects of Victorian commerce and imperial expansion co-exist with the survival of customs and habits of thought from much earlier times. This critically up-to-date edition includes Gaskell's essay "The Last Generation in England" containing reminiscences of her childhood in Knutsford, and the comic story "The Cage at Cranford.""
  • ""Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses, above a certain rent, are women." Elizabeth Gaskell's comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants, offering an ironic commentary on the separate spheres and diverse experiences of men and women. As the external world necessarily impinges even on Cranford, the unlikely juxtapositions of old and new brought about by the pace of change are also explored: the effects of Victorian commerce and imperial expansion co-exist with the survival of customs and habits of thought from much earlier times. This critically up-to-date edition includes Gaskell's essay "The Last Generation in England" containing reminiscences of her childhood in Knutsford, and the comic story "The Cage at Cranford.""@en
  • "Cranford presents a sensitive and moving portrait of a Victorian town, captured at a crucial moment of transition in English society."@en
  • "With a series of sketches, Cranford lovingly describes the "adventures" of middle-aged ladies in the quiet country village of Cranford in the 1830s. Despite their poverty, residents of the village are kind, decent, and thoroughly proper. Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell's best-known work, is a humorous account of a nineteenth-century English village dominated by a group of genteel but modestly circumstanced women ..."@en
  • "With a series of sketches, Cranford lovingly describes the "adventures" of middle-aged ladies in the quiet country village of Cranford in the 1830s. Despite their poverty, residents of the village are kind, decent, and thoroughly proper."
  • "PLAYAWAY. An affectionate portrait of the old fashioned 'elegant economy' of the people of Cranford. Life proceeds at a gentle pace ; etiquette and custom govern all aspects of society. Occasionally drama intrudes into this story which is a glimpse of English domestic life in the 1830s and 1840s. The novel is less plot-driven than descriptive, with episodic sketches of Mary Smith and her friends, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two spinster sisters."
  • "Prunella Scales reads the classic tale by Elizabeth Gaskell - complete and unabridged. A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century, Cranford relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of vignettes, Elizabeth Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy: with such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the death of Captain Brown and the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns."@en
  • "Midden 19e eeuw maken enkele respectabele dames in het dorpje Cranford het leven zo gezellig mogelijk."
  • "Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell's best-known work, is a humorous account of a nineteenth-century English village dominated by a group of genteel but modestly circumstanced women. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister, Miss Matty. But domestic peace is constantly threatened in the form of financial disaster, imagined burglaries, tragic accidents, and the reappearance of long-lost relatives.By eschewing the conventional marriage plot with its nubile heroines and focusing instead on a group of middle-aged and elderly spinsters, Gaskell does something highly unusual within the novel genre. Through her masterful management of the novel's tone, she underscores the value and dignity of single women's lives even as she causes us to laugh at her characters' foibles. Charles Dickens was the first of many readers to extol its wit and charm, and it has consistently been Gaskell's most popular work."@en
  • "In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy, and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections."@en

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  • "Victorian novels"@en
  • "Talking books"
  • "MP3 (Audio coding standard)"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Pastoral fiction"@en
  • "Pastoral fiction"
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audiobooks"@en
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  • "Cranford [audiobook]"
  • "Cranford"
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  • "Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell"

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