Cousin Phillis and other stories
By: Elizabeth Gaskell ; edited with an introduction and notes by Heather Glen
Series: Oxford world's classics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780199239498
Description: The heart of this collection is Gaskell's novella Cousin Phillis, which depicts a vanishing way of life and a girl's disappointment in love: deceptively simple, its undercurrent of feeling leaves an indelible impression. The other five stories in this selection range from a tale of urban poverty and a fallen woman to an historical tale in which echoes of the French Revolution, the bleakness of winter in Westmorland, and a tragic secret are brought vividly to life. --from publisher description
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Note on the texts; title: Select bibliography; title: A chronology of Elizabeth Gaskell; title: Lizzie Leigh; title: Morton Hall; title: My French Master; title: Half a Life-Time Ago; title: The Manchester Marriage; title: Cousin Phillis; title: Explanatory notes