Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The Grey Woman
Read by Jane Greensmith
A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill he…
Wives and Daughters (version 2)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel was serialized in Cornhill Magazine from 1864 to 1866, and completed by her editor posthumously. It looks at …
North and South (version 3)
Read by MaryAnn
North and South is set in the fictional industrial town of Milton in the North of England. Forced to leave her home in the tranquil rural so…
Cousin Phillis
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Cousin Phillis (1864) is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell about Paul Manning, a youth of seventeen who moves to the country and befriends his mo…
North and South
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Set in Victorian England, North and South is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman whose life is turned upside down when her family relo…
Cranford
Read by Sibella Denton
Cranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the mag…
A House to Let
Read by Ruth Golding
A House to Let is a short story originally published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Dickens' Household Words magazine. Each of the cont…
Ruth
Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)
The book is a social novel, dealing with Victorian views about sin and illegitimacy. It is a surprisingly compassionate portrayal of a 'fall…
The Moorland Cottage
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"Maggie Brown is torn between her mother who constantly tells her to live for her selfish brother (to whom she gives all her love) to h…
Wives and Daughters
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If you like Jane Austen, you will probably like this book!Mrs. Gaskell, as she was often referred to, is considered one of the greatest Brit…
Cranford (version 2)
Read by NoelBadrian
Cranford is set in a small market town populated largely by a number of respectable ladies. It tells of their secrets and foibles, their gos…
Mr. Harrison's Confessions
Read by NoelBadrian
It is asserted that the inspiration for Elizabeth Gaskell's marvellous stories of Cranford was her childhood home of Knutsford, a small tow…
Sylvia's Lovers
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The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven. Sylvia Robson lives with her parents on a farm, and is loved by her rather …
Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life (Version 2)
Read by Tony Foster
"Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life" was Mrs Gaskell's first full-length novel. It was published anonymously in that tumultuou…
Mary Barton
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Mary Barton is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester du…
Ghost Story Collection 006
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A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…
Round the Sofa
Read by NoelBadrian
Round the Sofa (1859), is a book of stories by the lady that Charles Dickens called his “dear Scheherazade” due to her skill as a story tell…
My Lady Ludlow
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This novella by the acclaimed Elizabeth Gaskell follows the reminiscences and life of aristocratic Lady Ludlow, told through the eyes of one…
North and South (version 2)
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North and South is a social novel that tries to show the industrial North and its conflicts in the mid-19th century as seen by an outsider, …
The Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 1
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Charlotte Brontë was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Brontë sisters who have become standards of English literatu…
The Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 2
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Charlotte Bronte was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Bronte sisters who have become standards of English literature. She is…
A Dark Night's Work
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Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dick…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2007
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LibriVox’s 2007 Christmas Short Works Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a…
Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to …
Short Story Collection Vol. 016
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 016: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Stories of Successful Marriages
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A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications…
Short stories (Early works 1837-1852)
Read by Phil Benson
A collection of Elizabeth Gaskell's early short stories. Following the publication of Mary Barton in 1848, Gaskell published many of her sho…
Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading)
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Molly and her father have lived alone since the death of her mother. Now Mr Gibson decides it will be in Molly's best interests for him to m…
Short Stories (All the Year Round, 1859-1863)
Read by Phil Benson
In 1859 Charles Dickens launched a new weekly journal, All the Year Round, to replace Household Words. Elizabeth Gaskell remained a prolific…
Short Stories (Household Words, 1854-58)
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Gaskell published 18 short works in Charles Dickens' Household Words between 1850 and 1858. This collection follows the Librivox c…
Favourite Chapters Collection 003
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A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2010
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This multilingual Christmas Short Works Collection for 2010 contains public domain short stories, essays, poems and scripture passages recor…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 070
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Twenty short nonfiction works selected by the readers. “Shall we ever be able to visit the moon?” queries journalist Charles Nevers Holmes i…
El cuento de la vieja niñera
Read by Alba
Me acuerdo que una vez mi niña quiso que Dorotea fuera con nosotras a decirnos quiénes eran todos, pues todos eran retratos …
Christmas Short Works Collection 2016
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This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features readings in English , French, Italian and Maori.Summary by…
First Chapter Collection 007
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The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…
Short Poetry Collection 220
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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2021.