Cranford
Written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Published by Public Domain
Genre: Classic Literature
Audience: Readers interested in social dynamics and character-driven narratives
Tone: Reflective
"Cranford" by Elizabeth Gaskell is a poignant exploration of a small, predominantly female community's dynamics, revealing the complexities of friendship, loss, and societal expectations through the intertwined lives of its characters.
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""One man's meat might be another man's poison.""
""I’ll never leave her! No; I won’t.""
""Marriage is such a very solemn thing!""
""God ordains it all, and I am very happy, my dear.""
""What is dress, that we should care anything about it?""
""Poor Peter! he was always in scrapes; he was too easy.""
""What a pretty room!" said Miss Matty."
""Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.""
""Elegant economy!""
""What does it signify how we dress here at Cranford, where everybody knows us?""