Tag Archives: Elizabeth Gaskell

Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the final years of the eighteenth century in the small town of Monkshaven on the Yorkshire coast. During this period Britain and France were at war and the men of Monkshaven lived in fear of … Continue reading →

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Classics Challenge June Prompt: A tour of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Monkshaven

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

This year I am taking part in a Classics Challenge hosted by Katherine of November’s Autumn. The goal is to read at least seven classics in 2012 and every month Katherine is posting a prompt to help us discuss the … Continue reading →

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North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

North and South is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman who lives with her parents at their parsonage in the idyllic village of Helstone in the south of England. When Margaret’s father decides to resign as parson and … Continue reading →

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Group Read: The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Having signed up for the Elizabeth Gaskell Reading Challenge I’m intending to read some of Gaskell’s full-length novels this year, but when I saw that Katherine of Gaskell Blog was hosting a group read of the novella, The Moorland Cottage, … Continue reading →

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Gaskell Reading Challenge

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

I know I said I would be signing up for as few challenges as possible in 2011, but when I came across this Elizabeth Gaskell challenge I knew I wouldn’t be able to resist it. I still haven’t read anything … Continue reading →

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Review: A House to Let by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Procter

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

A House to Let, at less than 100 pages, is a collaboration between four 19th century authors which originally appeared as the Christmas edition of Charles Dickens’ weekly magazine, Household Words, in 1858. The book is divided into six sections; … Continue reading →

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