Book Details

A classic collection of short stories, including the following: THE GREY WOMAN, CURIOUS IF TRUE, SIX WEEKS AT HEPPENHEIM, LIBBIE MARSH'S THREE ERAS, CHRISTMAS STORMS AND SUNSHINE, HAND AND HEART, BESSY'S TROUBLES AT HOME, DISAPPEARANCES.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.