Elizabeth Gaskell Quote

If he dies, why, perhaps, God of His mercy will take me too. The grave is a sure cure for an aching heart! She sank back in her chair, quite exhausted by the sudden effort she had made; but if they even offered to speak, she cut them short (whatever the subject might be), with the repetition of the same words, I shall go to Liverpool. No more could be said, the doctor’s opinion had

Elizabeth Gaskell

If he dies, why, perhaps, God of His mercy will take me too. The grave is a sure cure for an aching heart! She sank back in her chair, quite exhausted by the sudden effort she had made; but if they even offered to speak, she cut them short (whatever the subject might be), with the repetition of the same words, I shall go to Liverpool. No more could be said, the doctor’s opinion had

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About Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson; 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian society, including the lives of the very poor. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Her only biography The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was controversial and significant in establishing the Brontë family's lasting fame. Among Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–1853), North and South (1854–1855), and Wives and Daughters (1864–1866), all of which have been adapted for television by the BBC.