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Ladataan... Cranfordin naiset (1851)Tekijä: Elizabeth Gaskell
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The tales of a community of women in a small English village. ( ) The introduction to my copy of Cranford says that Elizabeth Gaskell "did not intend [the book] as a novel—she had hoped to create a series of sketches to help Americans understand English country life." The first two chapters certainly read that way. But after brief introductions to "Our Society" and "The Captain," Gaskell launches into a full-blown narrative about Matilda Jenkyns—Matty to her friends— a middle-aged old maid living in the small town of Cranford. Told by Matty's good friend and intermittent housemate, Mary Small, Cranford relates the interactions of Matty and her mostly spinster friends, Miss Pole, Mrs. Fitz-Adams, Mrs. Forrester and Mrs. Jamieson. These ladies consider themselves the elite of Cranford society, yet spend the better part of the novel showing their small-town provincialism. Spatting over a visiting Lady becoming engaged to the lowly town surgeon (the second straight book I've read from this era where doctors were held in low esteem). Frightening themselves and each other with rumors of marauding ruffians (who may be nothing more than passing strangers). Enjoying the magic act of a visiting Turkish conjuror (but only after they see the Rector in the audience, obviously conveying the church's approval of the evening's entertainment). Cranford is a witty exploration of the way virtuous women can simultaneously be petty and pretentious, wrapped inside a satisfying tale of heartbreak, familial and financial loss, and—ultimately—the redemptive power of simple decency. This was good but I enjoyed [b:North and South|156538|North and South|Elizabeth Gaskell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1349633381l/156538._SY75_.jpg|1016482] and [b:Wives and Daughters|383206|Wives and Daughters|Elizabeth Gaskell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348267609l/383206._SY75_.jpg|816009] much more. Kuuluu näihin kustantajien sarjoihinD'ací i d'allà (32) Collins Classics (57) — 19 lisää Doubleday Dolphin (C60) Everyman's Library (83) Oxford English Novels (1851) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2008) Penguin English Library, 2012 series (2012-06) Zephyr Books (66) Sisältyy tähän:Cranford / Cousin Phillis (tekijä: Elizabeth Gaskell) Cranford and Other Stories (tekijä: Elizabeth Gaskell) The Cranford Chronicles (tekijä: Elizabeth Gaskell) Cranford and Mary Barton (tekijä: Elizabeth Gaskell) Cranford; and Moorland Cottage (tekijä: Mrs. Gaskell) Mukaelmia:Cranford [Oxford Bookworms] (tekijä: Jennifer Bassett) The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (Wives and Daughters / Cranford / North and South) (tekijä: Nicholas Renton) Cranford (tekijä: Marguerite Merington) Lyhennelty täällä:Tähän on vastattu täällä:A Fair Barbarian (tekijä: Frances Hodgson Burnett) Tutkimuksia:Notable Lists
In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy; and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections. A masterpiece of social comedy, Cranford is as moving as it is funny, and as sharp as it is tender. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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