The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order. The arrival of handsome young Doctor Harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect ...
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COUSIN PHYLLIS, an 1864 novella, is considered one of Elizabeth Gaskell's finest short works. Underrated as a writer after her untimely death until the feminist movement brought her to prominence in the 1970s, Gaskell wrote powerful and warmly appealing stories about women and their relationship to ...
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COUSIN PHYLLIS, an 1864 novella, is considered one of Elizabeth Gaskell's finest short works. Underrated as a writer after her untimely death until the feminist movement brought her to prominence in the 1970s, Gaskell wrote powerful and warmly appealing stories about women and their relationship to ...
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