We have several of Oxford World’s Classics editions in our library and are quite partial to their expanded editions. From Austen to Radcliffe to Burney to Gaskell, whatever they take on, their introductions and supplemental material are excellent. The news of this new revised paperback edition of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford is quite exciting. Due out [...]
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Preview of Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell (Oxford World’s Classics) New Edition
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, Victorian Authors, tagged Books, British literature, Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell, Historical Fiction, Oxford World's Classics on 4 June 2011 | 6 Comments »
Moorland Cottage Group Read @ Gaskell Blog starts today!
Posted in Reading Challenges, Victorian Authors, tagged Book Blog, Book Blogger, Books, Classic Literature, Elizabeth Gaskell, Entertainment, Fiction, Gaskell Blog, Historical Fiction, Moorland Cottage, Moorland Cottage Group Read on 1 February 2011 | 2 Comments »
The amiable and talented Katherine of the Gaskell Blog is leading a group read of Mrs. Gaskell’s novella Moorland Cottage. It starts today and runs through February 15, 2011. You can check out the full group read schedule. Published in 1850, Moorland Cottage is a delightful story of a widow, her two children and her [...]
Upcoming Reading & Writing Challenges, & Literary Blog Events in 2011
Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, Reading Challenges, tagged Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Books, Elizabeth Gaskell, Erin Blakemore, GaskellBlog, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Literary Events. Blog Events, Lynn Shepherd, My Jane Austen Book Club, Nonfiction, Novels, Reading Challenges, Sense and Sensibility, Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary, Stiletto Storytime, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, Writing Challenges on 18 January 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are great reading and writing challenges, and literary events in the queue around the blogosphere that have come to my attention. So many in fact, that I decided to combine the announcements into one grand post, so here goes. Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Celebration Maria Grazia at My Jane Austen Book Club is celebrating [...]
Winner announced in the Naxos Audiobooks recording of North and South giveaway
Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged Audio books, Books, Classic Literature, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fiction, Naxos AudioBooks, North and South, Victorian Authors on 8 October 2010 | 10 Comments »
© Austenprose. Thank you again to all the participants and commenters in the Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentennial Blog Tour on September 29th. The drawing for the unabridged Naxos Audiobooks recording of North and South has closed, and I am happy to announce the lucky winner is… Annette who posted a comment on September 29th on Stiletto [...]
Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentenary Blog Tour: Ruth – A Book Review
Posted in Book Reviews, Victorian Authors, Victorian Era Book Reviews, tagged Book Reviews, Books, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Victoria Writers on 29 September 2010 | 59 Comments »
Guest review by Regency Romantic Welcome to the 4th stop on the Elizabeth Gaskell 200th Anniversary Blog Tour! Please join me and other Elizabeth Gaskell enthusiast in honoring her on birthday today with a blog tour featuring a biography of her life and times, reviews of her books, novella’s and movies, reading resources, and a [...]
Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentenary Blog Tour: North and South (Naxos Audiobooks) – A Book Review
Posted in Audio Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Victorian Authors, Victorian Era Book Reviews, tagged Book Reviews, Books, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentenary, Fiction, Historical Fiction, North and South on 29 September 2010 | 48 Comments »
Welcome to the 5th stop on the Elizabeth Gaskell 200th Anniversary Blog Tour! Please join me and other Elizabeth Gaskell enthusiast in honoring her on birthday today with a blog tour featuring a biography of her life and times, reviews of her books, novella’s and movies, reading resources, and a photo tour of her homes. [...]
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