Cranford: and other stories
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780747594468 (0747594465)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 530
Edition language: English
I thought this was a solid three-star material at first but I enjoyed this little book more than I thought I would, so four stars it is. Although there are certain story lines and themes carried throughout the novel, it moves from one topic to another in each chapter in a slice-of-life manner and mi...
Though interesting, descriptive and true of English country lives in Gaskell's era, I found the BBC adaptation of the stories easier to understand on the screen then I did in the book. Sorry Mrs Gaskell, just not my cup of tea this time!!