Download or read book Elizabeth Gaskell, Collection Novels II written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, nee 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. Gaskell was also the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte, The Life of Charlotte Bronte, which was published in 1857. Mrs Gaskell's first novel, Mary Barton, was published anonymously in 1848. The best-known of her remaining novels are North and South (1854), and Wives and Daughters (1865). In this book: Ruth Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete Cousin Phillis My Lady Ludlow Curious, if True, Strange Tales"