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<b>Elizabeth Gaskell’s novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, raising important social issues of the world around her. This comprehensive eBook presents Gaskell’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 5)<br></b><br>* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gaskell’s life and works<br>* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts<br>* ALL 6 novels and ALL 7 novellas, with individual contents tables<br>* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts<br>* Excellent formatting of the texts<br>* Some works are fully illustrated with their original artwork<br>* ALL 48 short stories, with excellent formatting<br>* Includes Gaskell’s poetry, printed in Dickens’ magazines<br>* Gaskell’s scholarly biography on Charlotte Brontë, with contents table<br>* Includes two bonus biographies, including George A. Payne’s memoir – explore Gaskell’s literary life<br>* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres<br><br>Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles<br><br>CONTENTS:<br><br>The Novels<br>MARY BARTON<br>CRANFORD<br>RUTH<br>NORTH AND SOUTH<br>SYLVIA’S LOVERS<br>WIVES AND DAUGHTERS<br><br>The Novellas<br>THE MOORLAND COTTAGE<br>MR. HARRISON’S CONFESSIONS<br>LIZZIE LEIGH<br>MY LADY LUDLOW<br>LOIS THE WITCH<br>A DARK NIGHT’S WORK<br>COUSIN PHILLIS<br><br>The Short Stories<br>LIST OF SHORT STORIES<br><br>The Poetry<br>BRAN<br>THE SCHOLAR’S STORY<br>SKETCHES AMONG THE POOR, NO. I<br><br>The Non-Fiction<br>THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË<br><br>The Biographies<br>ELIZABETH GASKELL by Adolphus William Ward<br>MRS. GASKELL AND KNUTSFORD by Rev. George A. Payne<br><br>Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a P