Biography
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian society, including the lives of the very poor. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Her only biography The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was controversial and significant in establishing the Brontë family's lasting fame. Among Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–1853), North and South (1854–1855), and Wives and Daughters (1864–1866), all of which have been adapted for television by the BBC.
Biography in Spanish
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, a menudo citada como Mrs. Gaskell, fue una novelista y escritora de relatos inglesa durante la época victoriana. Durante mucho tiempo fue recordada fundamentalmente por su biografía de Charlotte Brontë, pero sus novelas, hoy revalorizadas, ofrecen un excelente retrato de las vidas de muchos sectores sociales, con una agudeza tal que atrae el interés tanto de los historiadores sociales como de los amantes de la literatura.
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