tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post5798494681580554940..comments2024-03-13T18:46:15.935-05:00Comments on strange and random happenstance: Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles DickensMiss Elizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-35692132166609515862014-09-29T22:04:46.846-05:002014-09-29T22:04:46.846-05:00Oh totally Trudy! She was willing to go bleaker th...Oh totally Trudy! She was willing to go bleaker then Dickens, and that's hard to swallow for some readers. Also, unlike her male contemporaries, she was also raising a family, helping with her husband's charitable work. She was a totally modern woman in this day and age's standards, can you imagine how she shocked the Victorians?Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-58219912055492678972014-09-29T19:19:10.106-05:002014-09-29T19:19:10.106-05:00Found this blog piece while searching for the quot...Found this blog piece while searching for the quote where Dickens says he'd beat he were Mr G. <br />I'm guessing part of the reason Gaskell never rose to fame on the level of Bronte and Dickens is that as a woman, she wrote on too many serious subjects that were controversial. <br />I love N&S and W&D. Love Gaskell for her prose and her social messages.Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286943933853228251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-88295779063045053372012-11-14T21:57:20.061-06:002012-11-14T21:57:20.061-06:00Oh, I so hope you enjoy them. I really love Wives ...Oh, I so hope you enjoy them. I really love Wives and Daughters so much. Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-45231388184644443832012-11-14T17:32:38.292-06:002012-11-14T17:32:38.292-06:00I didn't know about their working relationship...I didn't know about their working relationship. Thank you for the illuminating post! I haven't read any of Gaskell's books yet, but after watching North and South (and yes, I I fell head over heels in love with Richard Armitage *_*) I had to buy the book and I'm going to read it really soon! <br />I also bought Wives and Daughters, but I had no idea it isn't complete. What a pity!Giada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.com