Download or read book 7 best short stories by Elizabeth Gaskell written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early twentieth century, her writing appeared old-fashioned and provincial, but today Elizabeth Gaskell ranks as one of the most highly-regarded British Victorian novelists. In this new century she is recognised as the accomplished artist that she was, and for the past thirty years or more has increasingly attracted the attention of literary theorists, academics and readers who just enjoy a good story. This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:The Old Nurse StoryThe Poor ClareLois The WitchThe Grey WomanCurious If TrueSix Weeks At HeppenheimDisappearances