""Cranford"" is a novel written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, first published in 1851. The book is set in the fictional town of Cranford and revolves around the lives and social interactions of a group of middle-aged and elderly women in the early 19th century. The story offers a charming and often humorous depiction of the everyday occurrences and social customs of the small town's inhabitants. Through the lens of the female protagonists, Gaskell explores themes such as friendship, community, class dynamics, and the ...
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""Cranford"" is a novel written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, first published in 1851. The book is set in the fictional town of Cranford and revolves around the lives and social interactions of a group of middle-aged and elderly women in the early 19th century. The story offers a charming and often humorous depiction of the everyday occurrences and social customs of the small town's inhabitants. Through the lens of the female protagonists, Gaskell explores themes such as friendship, community, class dynamics, and the challenges faced by women in a society driven by traditional norms and expectations.
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Cranford is a series of loosely connected episodic tales of an English town primarily populated by women. It is a small community of middle-aged and elderly women who react to the changes in their village, usually with some trepidation. They adhere to the idea that there are set and proper ways of conducting daily tasks and that one is poorly served by disruption of the tidy patterns of life, reflective of English attitudes in the transition between agrarian and industrial eras. Cranford is a caring community, full of random acts of faith and kindness. Lovely and very comforting domestic fiction.