Elizabeth Gaskell’s Smaller Stories

Carolyn Lambert is the author of The Meanings of Home in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Fiction (2013), co-editor with Marion Shaw of For Better, For Worse: Marriage in Victorian Novels by Women (2018) and the author of Frances Trollope (2020).

“Though this book does not break new ground in Gaskell criticism, it does assemble in one place solid readings of a large body of her short fiction; scholars of Gaskell will also appreciate that the introduction and appendix provide a readable and succinct guide to her dealings with the publishing world.” (Melissa Schaub, Victorian Studies, Vol. 65 (4), 2023)

• 1 Introduction.- 2 The Gothic and the Ghostly.- 3 Fairy Tales.- 4 Narrating Sexuality.- 5 Narrative Architecture.- 6 Conclusion.