The story follows an unnamed young lawyer from London, reflecting on the extraordinary incidents which he experienced in his youth. The Narrator travels to Antwerp, and stays...

Wives and Daughters (1864)is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, the writer of the Victorian age. Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the...

There is one characteristic of Robert Griffiths which I have omitted to note, and which was peculiar among his class. He was no hard drinker; whether it was that his head was...

“The heart of John Middleton “ is a short novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1850.

Maggie Browne, the daughter of a deceased clergyman, is encouraged to give up her own life and passions and devote herself to her brother Edward. Through the example and guidance...

Anna, a German mill-owner‘s daughter, marries a French aristocrat and moves to France. She discovers that her husband killed his previous wife and that he is trying to kill her...

A través de la historia de Margaret Hale, una joven del Sur de Inglaterra que por circunstancias familiares se ve obligada a trasladarse al Norte, a la ciudad industrial de...

Al terminar su formación en un hospital de Londres, el joven señor Harrison acepta un puesto de ayudante de médico rural en la pequeña ciudad −«yo lo llamaría pueblo»−...

«Hay en Mary Barton, sí, muchas muertes y desgracias; pero, tras esa desolación, subyace la esperanza de una vida mejor, fundada en el poderoso aliento de los lazos familiares...

Em busca de documentos que comprovem seu parentesco com Calvino, um inglês viaja para a França. À espera das formalidades, ele passa seu tempo explorando a região em...