"Cousin Phillis" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a story set in the Victorian era that follows Paul Manning's start as a railway clerk and his entrance into adulthood. The story takes place in the English countryside, and is greatly focused on family, social class differences, and the tricky parts of young love, shown through the introduction of Phillis Holman, Paul's cousin. Paul leaves home to begin his clerk job in Eltham. He feels very proud of his new freedom and thinks highly of his skillful mechanic father. As Paul adjusts to his new life, he deals with being lonely and missing home, while also becoming friends with Mr. Holdsworth, his engineer managing friend at work. The story hints at Paul soon meeting his cousin Phillis, who he just learned about. The start of the story is a mix of Paul growing up and the complicated web of relationships, which prepares the story to dig into love and family ties better.
Cousin Phillis
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In the English countryside, a young railway clerk finds himself caught between newfound independence and a budding romance with a long-lost cousin.
Summary
About the AuthorElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Charlotte Brontë. In this biography, she wrote only of the moral, sophisticated things in Brontë's life; the rest she omitted, deciding certain, more salacious aspects were better kept hidden. Among Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–1853), North and South (1854–1855), and Wives and Daughters (1864–1866), all of which were adapted for television by the BBC.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Charlotte Brontë. In this biography, she wrote only of the moral, sophisticated things in Brontë's life; the rest she omitted, deciding certain, more salacious aspects were better kept hidden. Among Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–1853), North and South (1854–1855), and Wives and Daughters (1864–1866), all of which were adapted for television by the BBC.
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