Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Mr. Harrison's Confessions and Cranford Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell was one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era. Gaskell's novels were known for their vivid depiction of Victorian society and many of them have been adapted into critically acclaimed films and television series. Mr. Harrison's Confessions is a prequel novella to Cranford. This classic comedy of errors story centers around a young English doctor. Cranford is one of Gaskell's greatest novels. The book has no discernible plot, instead it is a sharp collection of satirical sketches which portrayed some of the changing customs in Victorian England.