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Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Hardcover
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780141442549
Feature: ISBN13: 9780141442549
ISBN: 0141442549
Label: Penguin Classics Hardcover
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2009-10-27
Publisher: Penguin Classics Hardcover
Studio: Penguin Classics Hardcover
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ISBN13: 9780141442549
Condition: New
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Gaskell's best known work is set in a small rural town, inhabited largely by women. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister Miss Matty. But domestic peace is constantly threatened in the form of financial disaster, imagined burglaries, tragic accidents, and the reappearance of long-lost relatives.
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Summary: Cranford
Comment: This was a birthday gift for my younger granddaughter. I was very pleased with the item and the shipping. She was delighted to receive the book. I will shop first at Amazon for everything I am wanting to purchase.
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Summary: After several hours of research...
Comment: ...I came to the conclusion that this printing of Cranford has the CUTEST cover (i.e. a pretty teacup and a great font), therefore I bought it.
My wife agreed.
Mission accomplished hubbie. Mission accomplished.
But seriously, if you or your wife are into Jane Austen(ish) stuff like my wife, Cranford is a MUST have. And of all the printed versions, this one is by far the cutest looking, which apparently is somewhat important to wives who like Jane Austen and her crowd of Victorian/Regency era authors. If you're a husband looking for a gift for your wife, this is a great one.
And definitely buy her the DVD bundle of Cranfod and return to Cranford.
And definitely buy her the DVD first few seasons of "Lark Rise to Candleford".
Believe me...it's worth the money.
She'll feel like you understand her a little bit...and she'll have some of her friends over for a "girl night" where they watch their DVDs and drink tea and dream about living in mid nineteenth century Britain, and you'll be able to work on the car/the yard/whatever without feeling like you're neglecting your wife because she'll be having way more fun than you.
That's worth any price.
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Summary: Cranford
Comment: delivery time and price of book where great, I just wish the deliveries to Australia werent so high!
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Summary: Mrs. Gaskell's Mini Hit
Comment: A lovely book about a lovely village of lovely people. The inspiration for BBC/Masterpiece Classic's Cranford and Return to Cranford. I read this book in only a few nights and enjoyed it thoroughly. The glossary/notes regarding material culture (clothing, terminology, expressions) are not always correct (based on my own research and experience as an historic interpreter), but most of the information was new to me and referred to books and events of which I was unaware. I'm glad I watched the tv series first, including "The Making of Cranford," before reading the book; it made clear how and why the series was created as it was. That being said, the book is charming and should be read by all high school students, especially female students, to understand that they are not so very different after all.
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Summary: A Classic in Cranford
Comment: Inspired to grab a copy of the book after seeing the PBS series, I am very pleased with this version of Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. With several options to choose from, I am very happy with the aesthetics of this book. In particular I truly enjoy the "tea cup" cover and the simplistic and easy to read layout of the interior. And it's always good to have a nice book to look at on the shelf when you're done with reading it.
After being impressed with this book I also checked out the other books tagged with cricket house and their other offerings are as equally impressive.
This version of Cranford is definitely worth it's price.
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