"A Dark Night's Work" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a story set in the 1800s that follows Mr. Wilkins, a well-known lawyer in Hamley, and his kids, Edward and Ellinor. The book is about family problems, wanting to be successful, and what society expects from people. Mr. Wilkins wants his son Edward to be successful, but things get hard when his plans for Edward's education don't work out. Edward comes back home to work with his father, but they don't always get along, and Edward wants to be accepted by the important people in town. Mr. Wilkins also cares a lot about his daughter Ellinor, and they have a strong connection, especially after her mother dies. The beginning of the story shows how ambition, social class, and family duties affect their lives.
A Dark Night's Work
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In a 19th-century town, a lawyer's dreams for his family collide with hidden tensions and societal pressures.
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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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