Bøger af Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

"Sé que me desprecian; pero permítame decirle que es porque no me comprenden ".En esta novela Elisabeth Gaskell nos cuenta la historia de Margareth, una mujer joven que por motivos económicos ha de trasladarse del Sur de Inglaterra, abandonando en este exilio su vida en un entorno rural bucólico e idílico, para irse a vivir al Norte del país, la representación de la suciedad, la violencia y la dureza.A través de su historia la autora hace una denuncia social de las condiciones de la clase obrera de la época y la Inglaterra de mitad del siglo XIX con una revolución industrial incipiente que trae consigo conflictos políticos y sociales que moldearán la sociedad del país.A medida que la protagonista va entablando relaciones personales con los distintos personajes, y va entrando a conocer y formar parte de los diferentes estratos sociales, observaremos una evolución interior y un cuestionamiento de sus prejuicios y estructuras. Su amistad con Bessy, la joven obrera y líder sindical, así como la atracción que no puede evitar sentir hacia el padre de ésta, el dueño de la fábrica textil, Mr. Thornton, hacen que tenga que poner en revisión sus creencias personales y emprenda un camino interior de reconciliación y aceptación de sus sentimientos. Margareth se da cuenta de que algo en ella ha ido cambiando cuando se ofrece a prestarle a Mr. Thornton el dinero que le salvará de la bancarrota...La riqueza de los personajes así como de la trama y la historia consiguieron que esta novela haya sido llevada a la pantalla en tres ocasiones, la primera de ellas ya en los años 60, y haya sido también adaptada a un miniserie por la cadena británica BBC en 2004.Elizabeth Glaskell (1810-1865) fue una novelista inglesa durante la época victoriana. Sus novelas ofrecen retrato de problemas sociales y cuestiones de clase dentro de la sociedad victoriana británica.

Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 - 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. In 1839 she undertook the role as governess for the Sidgwick family but left after a few months to return to Haworth where the sisters opened a school, but failed to attract pupils. Instead, they turned to writing and they each first published in 1846 under the pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Although her first novel, The Professor, was rejected by publishers, her second novel, Jane Eyre, was published in 1847. The sisters admitted to their Bell pseudonyms in 1848, and by the following year were celebrated in London literary circles.

An Accursed Race , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

A Dark Night'S Work, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (29 September 1810 - 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell''s The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Brontë. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford (1851-53), North and South (1854-55), and Wives and Daughters (1865).

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (29 September 1810 - 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell''s The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Brontë. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford (1851-53), North and South (1854-55), and Wives and Daughters (1865).

Mary Barton is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class. The novel begins in Manchester, where we are introduced to the Bartons and the Wilsons, two working-class families. John Barton is a questioner of the distribution of wealth and the relations between rich and poor.