"The Moorland Cottage" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a story about a widowed mother, Mrs. Browne, and her two children, Edward and Maggie, living a quiet life in a remote cottage. The book looks at sadness, how families work, and how society affects them as they deal with change and the world outside their home. In the story, Mrs. Browne and her children live a calm life in their cottage as they think about the husband and father they have lost. The story shows how the children are innocent and how they each feel grief differently, with Edward wanting to be more independent and Maggie needing love. Their peaceful life is shaken up by the possibility of new friendships when Mr. Buxton visits, hinting at big changes to come.
The Moorland Cottage
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In a secluded home, a family's grief and peaceful existence are disturbed by the winds of change.
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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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