Victorian Publishing and Mrs. Gaskell's Work

by Linda K. Hughes

Book Overview

For much of her own century, Elizabeth Gaskell was recognized as a voice of Victorian convention&emdash;-the loyal wife, good mother, and respected writer&emdash;-a reputation that led to her steady decline in the view of twentieth-century literary critics. Recent scholars, however, have begun to recognize that Mrs. Gaskell's high standing in Victorian society allowed her to effect change in conventional ideology. Linda K. Hughes and Michael Lund...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813929377
• ISBN13: 9780813929378
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher