num_pages: 120
description: `Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses, above a certain rent, are women.' In this witty and poignant comedy of early-Victorian life in a country town, Elizabeth Gaskell describes the uneventful lives of the lady-like inhabitants so as to offer an ironic commentary on the diverse experiences of men and women. She explores the unlikely juxtapositions of old and new brought about by the pace of change: the effects of Victorian commerce and imperial expansion co-exist with the survival of customs and habits of thought from much earlier times. This edition has detailed notes and a new introduction which discusses the originality and subtlety of the book's angle on women's experience.
language: English
title: Cranford
titlecomplete: Cranford
characters: Thomas Holbrook, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, Miss Pole, Captain Brown, Mary Smith, Miss Matty Jenkyns, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, Miss Pole, Betty Barker, Captain Brown, Thomas Holbrook, Peter Jenkyn, Miss Matty Jenkyns, Betty Barker, Mary Smith, Peter Jenkyns
genres: Historical, Literature, Novels, Victorian, 19th Century, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Audiobook, British Literature
ratings_count: 42849
places: England
publisher: Deodand Pub