Blogs about: Elizabeth Gaskell

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Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell2 comments

onlyanovel wrote 1 month ago: ‘We have dreaded men too much, and God too little, in the course we have taken.’ … more »

Tags: Books, Fiction, Literature, Reading, Review, Ruth Hilton, Henry Bellingham

Reflections on Cranford2 comments

Laurel Ann wrote 2 months ago: Cranford concluded last night, and I was enchanted to be drawn into the life of the residents of th … more »

Tags: Austen Editions, Austen Inspired, Jane Austen, cranford, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton

If You Want to Film a Costume Drama, Rent Lacock Village5 comments

Vic (Ms. Place) wrote 2 months ago: Cranford producers realized that Knutsford, the Chesire market town in which Elizabeth Gaskell … more »

Tags: Jane Austen, cranford, Filming costume drama, Filming Cranford, lacock, National Trust Village of Lacock, Wiltshire

The Physician in the 19th Century4 comments

Vic (Ms. Place) wrote 2 months ago: As I noted in an earlier review of Cranford, the plot of this Elizabeth Gaskell adaptation revolves … more »

Tags: Jane Austen, Regency Life, regency style, Regency World, cranford, 19th century medicine, 19th century doctors, Dr. Harrison, Apothecary

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell2 comments

onlyanovel wrote 2 months ago: ‘Oh, Helstone! I shall never love any place like you.’ So exclaims Margaret Hale in a … more »

Tags: Books, Fiction, Literature, Reading, Review, John Thornton, Margaret Hale, North and South

Literature Aloud

lisaoflongbourn wrote 2 months ago: I must say, much as I am a fan of literature, that I never liked Shakespeare.  My taste, whatever e … more »

Tags: Literature, Jane Austen, England, J.R.R. Tolkien, Classics, Peter Pan, G.K. Chesterton, little women, Shakespeare

Watch Cranford Online and See a Behind the Scenes Video

Vic (Ms. Place) wrote 2 months ago: The folks at PBS Masterpiece are giving away 20 Cranford novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. For an opportu … more »

Tags: Movie Review, cranford, Masterpiece Classic, PBS Movie Review

Cranford, Episode 2, on PBS May 11

Jan wrote 2 months ago: The second installment of Cranford (on PBS’ Masterpiece Theater) continues tomorrow, May 11 (S … more »

Tags: Books, Television, Historical Books, Miniseries, pbs, Masterpiece Theater, cranford

A Smattering of Stuff

stilettostorytime wrote 2 months ago:     I have been naughty and not posting for some time now. It has been on my list of things to do … more »

Tags: Adult Books, children's literature, Children's Picture Books, Masterpiece Theatre, New Books, Young Adult books, Catherine Friend, cranford, Down Girl and Sit

Some thoughts on Cranford2 comments

Janeite Kelly wrote 2 months ago: The only thing I’ve ever read about Mrs Gaskell is the involving biography by Jenny Uglow. I … more »

Tags: Movies, Austen, cranford

Masterpiece Theater--Cranford--May 4, 11, 185 comments

Jan wrote 2 months ago: Masterpiece Theater is showing a 3-week series–May 4, 11 and 18–called Cranford starting … more »

Tags: Books, Television, Historical Books, Masterpiece Theater, cranford, North and South, wives and daughters

Cranford is a Delightful Place to Visit8 comments

Vic (Ms. Place) wrote 2 months ago: I love old-fashioned, sentimental movies filled with likable characters and well told stories. I lik … more »

Tags: Popular Culture, Movie Review, Masterpiece Classic, Laycock, PBS Movie Adaptation, cranford, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Simon Woods

Some Say that Gaskell is Austen embellished with Dickens...4 comments

Laurel Ann wrote 2 months ago: “A comparison (of Elizabeth Gaskell) to Jane Austen for its combination of humor and moral ju … more »

Tags: Austen Inspired, Charles Dickens, cranford, Eileen Atkins, Imelda Staunton, Jane Austen, Judi Dench, North and South, wives and daughters

Fun Friday---Cranford on Masterpiece Classics6 comments

Kaye Dacus wrote 2 months ago: Welcome to Cranford, circa 1840…a rural English town where etiquette rules, undergirded by a … more »

Tags: Fun Friday, Authors/Reading, Imelda Staunton, cranford, Simon Woods, Judi Dench, Lisa Dillon, Julia McKenzie, Alex Etel

A Few Words on Elizabeth Gaskell2 comments

Janeite Deb wrote 2 months ago: PBS Masterpiece will be showing Cranford May 4, 11 & 18.  It has an all-star cast, to include J … more »

Tags: Book Reviews, News, Jane Austen, nineteenth century literature, Women Novelists, Charlotte Bronte

Catching Up with Pesach1 comment

kaet wrote 2 months ago: Day 8 of the Omer I think I should be long asleep, but here I am, finally trying to let you know wha … more »

Tags: Books, Crochet, Jewish Year, Children's Non-Fiction, Short Stories, walking, Thames Path, Capital Ring, Pesach

Lois The Witch

marina72 wrote 4 months ago: I studied Elizabeth Gaskell’s North And South for my English Literature A Level, without much … more »

Tags: Books, History, Witchcraft, Gothic, Salem, Victorian, Witch

Favorite Heroes

Jan wrote 4 months ago: You should have seen this one coming … Who is your favorite Male lead character? And why? … … more »

Tags: Books, Science Fiction Books, Mystery, Romance Books, Television, Booking Through Thursday, Suspense, Historical Books, Miniseries

Maria Edgeworth: Helen7 comments

Leena wrote 4 months ago: If you have little patience with Goody Two-Shoes heroines, you’ll probably have some difficul … more »

Tags: Fiction: 19th century, Entries by Leena, Feminism, 19th Century, maria edgeworth, wives and daughters


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