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  • Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part III, Volume 1

    Elizabeth Gaskell, the Carlyles and John Ruskin

    by Aileen Christianson, Simon Grimble, Sheila A Mcintosh, Ralph Pite, John Mullan ...
    Elizabeth Gaskell, like her contemporary Emily Bronte, was from the north of England, though based in Lancashire and Cheshire rather than Yorkshire. Her first novel, Mary Barton (1848) was set in the north and was unusually realistic in its depiction of Manchester working-class life. Ruskin grew up in suburban London; in later life, he settled in the Lake District . Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part III, Volume 2

    Elizabeth Gaskell, the Carlyles and John Ruskin

    by Aileen Christianson, Sheila A Mcintosh, Simon Grimble, Ralph Pite, Valerie Sanders ...
    Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle moved from rural Scotland to London's Cheyne Walk. This title focuses on writers for whom 'the centre' was a pressing concern. Elizabeth Gaskell, like her contemporary Emily Bronte, was from the north of England, though based in Lancashire and Cheshire rather than Yorkshire. Her first novel, Mary Barton 1848) was set in the north and was unusually realistic in its ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part III, Volume 3

    Elizabeth Gaskell, the Carlyles and John Ruskin

    by Ralph Pite, Aileen Christianson, Simon Grimble, Sheila A Mcintosh, Valerie Sanders ...
    Ruskin grew up in suburban London; in later life, he settled in the Lake District. Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle moved from rural Scotland to London's Cheyne Walk. This title focuses on writers for whom 'the centre' was a pressing concern. Elizabeth Gaskell, like her contemporary Emily Bronte, was from the north of England, though based in Lancashire and Cheshire rather than Yorkshire. Her first ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

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  • Modern English Books Of Power

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  • Thomas Carlyle

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