Half a Life-Time Ago - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Half a Life-Time Ago

By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

  • Release Date: 1855-01-01
  • Genre: Encyclopedias

Description

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, nee Stevenson (29 September 1810 - 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.