Elaine of Random Jottings reviews the BBC adaptation of Gaskell’s Cranford Let us go and see! I tell you now, if there is a finer actress living anywhere in the universe at the moment than Dame Judi Dench, please tell me and I shall have great pleasure in telling you all that YOU ARE WRONG. …
Lacock, the Cranford of the BBC Miniseries
© Gaskell Blog Established in 1232, the village of Lacock located in the Cotswolds of Wiltshire still has much of it’s old-world charm. Tudor styled houses, not a street lamp or advertisement in sight, and charming little places to eat and shop; an English gem. Used in various period dramas, including the 1995 adaptation of…
The Picnic at Cranford, a blog tour: 1st stop
Kim of Love Letters to the Library has brought a charming treat for us on our picnic outing! Let us go and see! …And now, I promised sweet treats! My favorite type of treat is a good love story. I’m a real sucker for them. In my copy of North and South, I’ve turned down…
Cranford: Money, New World vs. Old
© Gaskell Blog Captain Brown sees his poverty as something he can remedy by working for the railroad, it’s a basic modern view that we take for-granted while reading Cranford; the idea of being able to raise out of poverty. It’s wholly new to the characters. When speaking of poverty they consider it as “true and…
News: Street named after Gaskell
The Manchester Evening news reported a few days ago that the new estate, Moss Side, named one of its streets Elizabeth Gaskell Square. The nearest relation of the authoress, Sarah Price, was invited to conduct the official opening ceremony. The 65 new homes in Greenheys have all been named in honour of the writer –…
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford: Chronology of Publication in Household Words
© Gaskell Blog Cranford has often been criticized for its lack of coherency; taking a look at its publishing history and the gaps between publications perhaps helps us better understand. Regardless it’s remembered and Mrs. Gaskell’s classic work and its popularity has kept her other works in print. In between juggling her work for the church,…
Schedule of The Picnic at Cranford, a Blog Tour
Thank you for joining us on our picnic! Visit us again each Wednesday and Saturday throughout October as we enjoy the lovely days of beautiful fall weather in Mrs. Gaskell’s Cranford. 1st Katherine Gaskell Blog: Cranford chronology 5th here: Analysis – The Old World vs. New 8th Kim Love Letters to the Library 12th here:…
Happy Birthday Mrs Gaskell!
September 29th marks the 201st birthday of Elizabeth! ♪ ♫ Happy birthday dear authoress! ♪ ♫ Happy birthday to you!! I love how Gaskell’s writing is so compassionately human, in her earlier works there’s a desire to increase society’s awareness of the Victorian working class. Cranford and Wives and Daughters are charming with their imperfect…
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