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Thanks for starting a new thread, Porua. Three years is a long time, lol. I'm currently reading Cranford.

I'm reading Cranford and enjoying my first Gaskell.

... 16. Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac 17. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 18. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 19. Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant That makes 19 out of the 109 novels (17% ) I read, so I must count that a lucky year. Or maybe I ...

... detective novel. I'm also reading What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew for my non-fiction category and Cranford for my new-to-me category.

... a whole nest of murderers. I found this story gripping and so well done. I'm now a fan of Upfield. **** I'm starting Cranford today.

2010 - 50 BOOK CHALLENGE

... There is some eerie foreshadowing of Brave New World, which Huxley published ten years later. Next I'll probably read Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. My wife's been recording and watching the PBS miniseries and says it's very good, but I always like to read the book first before watching a ...

... - Anthony Trollope Other excellent books: The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins The Woodlanders - Thomas Hardy Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

I've been drawn back to England again. I wanted to read Cranford before watching the series on PBS starting next week. (It's a re-run, but I missed it the last time around.) I was charmed by the women of the village, and I look forward to seeing how well the TV version lives up to the book.

I read Cranford last year and enjoyed it, but had never heard of Cousin Phillis. It does not sound like I am missing much.

... The older Folio Austens have wood engravings by Joan Hassall, who, despite her eminence in her field (she also did Folio's Cranford, which was in fact a reprint of the illustrations she did originally for the Cranford Harrap published in the 40s), has never struck me as very insightful. I ...

... The older Folio Austens have wood engravings by Joan Hassall, who, despite her eminence in her field (she also did Folio's Cranford, which was in fact a reprint of the illustrations she did originally for the Cranford Harrap published in the 40s), has never struck me as very insightful. I ...

... The older Folio Austens have wood engravings by Joan Hassall, who, despite her eminence in her field (she also did Folio's Cranford, which was in fact a reprint of the illustrations she did originally for the Cranford Harrap published in the 40s), has never struck me as very insightful. I ...

... by Willa Cather 3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 4. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 5. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6. White Noise by Don DeLillo 7. Silas Marner by George Eliot 8. 9. 10. 9. Non-fiction 1. American Lightning by Howard Blum ...

Just finished Cranford and I've now started Jane Eyre. It's a very long time ago that I read a print version and I don't remember being particularly impressed but one hears so much about it - it is a classic, I know - and it has become my daughter's favourite book, so I thought I'd have another ...

... on Mount TBR 876 Great Expectations 880 The Woman in White on Mount TBR 887 North and South on Mount TBR 892 Cranford on Mount TBR 897 The Scarlet Letter

I'm just about to go back to Cranford, read by Prunella Scales. I listen to audiobooks using my ipod and headphones and I had to stop in mid-August when I had an ear operation. Now it's healed nicely and the drops are finished I can get started again.

... have found that I can do fine with 2 books going at the same time. But I am no --BJ!~! I can't do 6 or 7 at once. I put Cranford down when I realized this, as I was only a very few pages into it. I have finished my two challenges from the "I'll Read Yours if You Read Mine" group and will ...

... have found that I can do fine with 2 books going at the same time. But I am no --BJ!~! I can't do 6 or 7 at once. I put Cranford down when I realized this, as I was only a very few pages into it. I have finished my two challenges from the "I'll Read Yours if You Read Mine" group and will ...

... out in space (what space, I do not know) with The Player of the Games; in Transylvania with Dracula; in Cranford with Cranford and in King David's court in Psalms. So I am at the moment all over the place.

Finished Cranford this past weekend. It was good enough but didn't grab me, perhaps just a bit too genteel and superficial after Olive Kitteridge. Am now reading Causing a Scene about a group called Improv Everywhere that does pranks sort of like performance art. Some pranks seem hostile ...

I'm about half way through Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man and Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I'm not real excited about either of them but will finish them. Looking forward to whatever is next.

... Girl Transylvania: Dracula Outer Space: The Player of the Games France: Carmilla: a Vampyre Tale England: Cranford; which I have set aside for the moment. King David's Court: Psalms Cornwall and France: Myself When Young and The Loving Spirit All Over Europe: I'll ...

... unsatisfying to not hear Gaskell's words describe the events of what would have been the final chapters. Much better than Cranford in my opinion.

I'm about half way through Cranford read by Prunella Scales but I've had to stop as I've just had an ear operation and I can't put my earphones in. I find it difficult to listen through my CD player as I get distracted too easily or have to leave the room for something. I've got another 10 days ...

... Fly by Edmund Crispin; An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear; Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn; Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Northern Ireland - An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor Scotland Wales - The Earth Hums in B Flat by Ma ...

#32 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell It took me too long to read this book. It read a little slow for me, but the ending is so sweet that it made up for it.

I'm reading Jane & Mary Findlater's Crossriggs, which is a little like Cranford with the addition of an 1890s "New Woman" as a main character. The novel was published in 1908, and is dedicated to Kate Douglas Wiggin and her sister Nora Arc ...

Reading Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

>92 Prop, I can't remember if I have read Cranford or not. I have it in my library and I am sure that, like you, I have tried to read it a couple of times. I will definately give it another try one of these days but I want to try North and South first. I enjoyed her Life of Charlotte Bronte ...

... several times. I still gotta go for Grandma Mazur as my favorite character, followed by Bob the dog and Rex the hamster. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell is a short novel by a Victorian contemporary of Dickens and Bronte who was well-known for her longer novels. This short novel is a simple ...

... Heights if you don't want sexual themes though I think you would be missing a good book) or maybeMrs Gaskell's Cranford; or you could try Sir Walter Scott maybe Ivanhoe. John Buchan's The thirty Nine Steps is possible if you want early twentieth century or you could try ...

... bit like watching a film. If you're looking for a painless launch into 19th century novels, then out of Yosarian's list Cranford and The Woman in White would both be good jumping-off points. Village gossip or a great Victorian mystery - you can't go wrong.

... for this year: Breaking Dawn The Centurion's Wife Disobedience Eclipse The Eyre Affair Drood Fairest Cranford The Blue Notebook Housewrights In Country Heart of Darkness The Lady Elizabeth A Mercy Mystic River The Nanny Diaries New Moon The Many ...

... – Mary Shelley 21. Ivanhoe – Sir Walter Scott 22. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson 23. Cranford – Elizabeth Gaskell 24. Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens

#34: OK, I will skip that one by Gaskell and stick with Cranford and North and South. #36: My oldest daughter, who is by and large not a reader, loves both the Twilight and Harry Potter series and they did spur an interest in reading for her. For that, I am grateful. The quality of writing, ...

... a good read. A bit long for young adult, especially because of its convoluted story telling, it was worth the time. Cranford was amazing. I've tried twice before to read this novella, but got bogged down shortly after the excellent introduction. This time I skipped the intro, went right ...

I will post a formal review, but I loved Cranford and never thought I would. I started this short novel twice before, but was reading the excellent introduction. This time, I ditched the introduction and simply started reading and it worked. This is a very basic "slice of life" about the world of ...

wow. 207. wow. how? looking forward to your thoughts on cranford...

wow. 207. wow. how? looking forward to your thoughts on cranford... (oops, somehow posted twice...)

... Young by Lawrence Fascella and Al Weisel (999) Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovitch Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovitch Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (1001,999) Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovitch Secrets in the Fire by Helling Mankell Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander Mc ...

Book 37 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Category: Books written before 1900 Rating: 3.5 /5 (An excellent recommendation from my mother.) More detailed thoughts here. edited to correct the link< ...

Received one BookMooch yesterday- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Than went to my writer's group, which takes place in a little used bookstore, and picked up The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan.

... Try "The Grey Woman" in Gothic Tales (Penguin Classics). It's got an interesting twist to it (that resembles something in Cranford), but I don't want to say more to avoid SPOILER.

36> Have you ever read Cranford? I'd say that's the obvious choice if you haven't yet read it. Also, you might want to get hold of The Cranford Chronicles, which is a better buy than Cranford alone because The Cranford Chronicles also contains My Lady Ludlow and Mr. Harrison's Confessi ...

... 25% off your order total. Just type PBSTHANKS in the promo box. I ordered the Elizabeth Gaskell DVD collection of: Cranford North and South and Wives and Daughters and if your order is $40.00 or more you also get the DVD of Oliver Twist free. So my order including S & H came ...

#124: The only book of Gaskell's that I have read is Cranford, so I am going to have to look for this one as well. Thanks for the review and recommendation, Laura!

CurrerBell: I borrowed a copy of Cranford from a friend here in Hungary. I'll try to look for a copy of The Cranford Chronicles when I go back to the US later this month. I haven't seen the miniseries, but I might watch it this summer. I bet my sister has it.

5> Have you bought Cranford yet? If you haven't and are planning to, be aware that there's an edition titled The Cranford Chronicles that also includes "My Lady Ludlow" and "Mr. Harrison's Confession," which were two other shorter Gaskell pieces that were incorporated into the screenplay of ...

I hope to finish Jane Eyre either today or tomorrow, and then I'll start Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Besides that, I should continue with either Jodi Picoult's Keeping Faith or Javier Sierra's The Lady in Blue.

From Rach974923's library I have chosen Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I have heard many good things about both this author and in particular this book.

... was nice while it lasted!) I'm planning to have a relaxing book and film weekend. I've got Slumdog Millionaire to watch and Cranford and The Other Queen to read. I've also stocked up on tea and biscuits, so I'm all set. : )

I'm reading Cranford. About half way through and loving it so far.

Just finished Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford and started The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey, short listed for this year's Orange Prize. (Also reading 'how to raise and train a puppy' books; one more month and we'll be in the midst of it!)

I just finished Cranford and now moving forward a couple of centuries, picking up The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey, short listed for this year's Orange prize.

... src="http://pics.librarything.com/picsizes/7b/fc/7bfc240c1c75f2259772f775451434d414f4541.jpg"> 42. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. This novel reads more like a series of short stories about the characters (and by characters, I mean characters) who populate ...

... just over 150 pages into Wives and Daughters (660 pages total). I am really enjoying it! It is witty and satirical like Cranford. Funny though, how little has actually happened in 150 pages. She has spent a lot of time in character development. I'm enjoying it.

I'm nearing the end of Cranford and ready to be done with it. It is very witty and I love the satire but it seems a bit repetitious = and then, of course, she'll grab me and hold on for awhile. I'm still ready to be done.

My favourite Gaskell's are Wives and Daughters, Cranford and Mr. Harrison's Confessions (and the companion BBC dramatisations). I also enjoyed North and South and Cousin Phillis. I tried to read Mary Barton last year and couldn't get into it for some reason...

... White's The Lost Traveler. As for Gaskell, I've already read Cranford, North and South, Mary Barton, The Life of Charlotte Bronte, and a number of her shorter works. I started on Wives and Daughters but got distracted by ...

I'm reading Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell.

I'm in a village in England known as Cranford. It's the mid-1800s and life here is very prescribed.

I started Cranford last night - what a delightful book! I also realized I've had Mr. Harrison's Confessions checked out from the library for months, so I think I'll read that one this month too.

Summer is here, so I finally have time to join you all. I've read North and South, Wives and Daughters, Mary Barton, Cranford, Ruth, and The Moreland Cottage, so I will likely go for Sylvia's Lovers, which I have on hand. The dramatizations of Gaskell's work have all been ...

>1: Me! I'm glad you're taking this one on too. I've read North and South already, and while I haven't read Cranford, I saw the BBC/ PBS Masterpiece series not too long ago, so I wanted to read something new to me. I was a bit daunted by Wives and Daughters' 600+ pages but decided to go ...

Oooh, I can't decide between North and South (which I read at Uni a decade or so ago) or Cranford, which I haven't read. I'm going to dwell on it for a few days first ...

Cranford is a real treat, and it's short. Depending on your reading speed and interruptions it may only take a day. Since I have read Wives and Daughters and Mary Barton I think it will be North and South for me. Thought my library does have a book of Gaskell's short stories which looks ...

*laugh* I seem to have missed the voting entirely! Been busy at work, that's my excuse. I've got Cranford apparently (yay for a quick search on my registered books on LT!), and am keen to read it, given the delightful BBC production from last (?) year or so. But I'm not sure when I'll fit it ...

Book 32 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Category: Books written before 1900 Rating: 3.5 /5 (A lovely journey into the past) More detailed thoughts here.

... like Bridget Jones's Diary - if she hasn't read them all before. If she's the sort of person who enjoys classics, Cranford is something that should be readable in hospital. Douglas Adams, Jasper Fforde and Terry Pratchett might be good if she has that sort of sense of humour, but ...

... as things come up. The person whose book it is is the leader of the discussion. So, as an example, this year my book is Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. The meeting for that book is in February at someone else's house. The meeting at my house will be for the person who chose Loving Fran ...

I'm taking a break from The Sunne in Splendour to read Cranford. It's pleasant so far, and much shorter than most Victorian novels.

"I enjoyed it, but it wasn't earth-shattering." Excellent description of Cranford. It was a pleasant read, but nothing life-changing. If you haven't read any other Gaskell may I suggest North and South or Wives and Daughters?

#23 Cranford by Elzabeth Gaskell I think the best way to describe this book is "charming". It's more of a series of vignettes of British country life in the 19th century than anything. It also centers around women - older women primarily. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't earth-shattering. I would ...

Hey BJ Ruth is a fantastic novel, I highly recommend it!! Very different to Cranford, but both great! My sister got me a copy of Elizabeth Gaskell's Gothic Tales today, which I did not even realise she had written, so I'm looking forward to that too now :)

> 111 I saw it - really liked it. Was a bit confused until I realized it wasn't based on Cranford alone. The entire cast was superb.

>110 CM ~ Have you seen the TV adaptation of Cranford...I think it was on the ABC recently? It is based on three of Gaskell's novels - Cranford, Mr Harrison's Confessions and My Lady Ludlow. I enjoyed Judi Dench as Miss Matty and Imelda Staunton as Miss Pole.

Finished Cranford this afternoon. Loved it. A really well written and humourous novel by one of my favourite authors. Next on my list is Eat, ...

... For now though I'm moving on to book number 2, one that has been sitting on my shelf waiting for me to read for a while. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I loved North and South and Ruth so have been looking forward to this one.

Finished The Mysteries of Udolpho and really enjoyed it. Next book Cranford!

I love Cranford!! I would also like to add Wives and Daughters to the recommendations list (though it's definitely a novel, not a novella). I've never heard of Mr Harrison's Confessions - must look that one up!

31. Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell. Fiction (Classic), (7 hours) A re-read, this time as an unabridged audiobook which ...

... I am going to keep my list up here and add to it as I go..... 1. Mysteries of Udolpho By Anne Radcliffe 2. Cranford By Elizabeth Gaskell 3. Eat, Pray, Love By Elizabeth Gilbert 4. Hope for the Flowers By Trina Paulus 5. The Piano Teacher By Janice Y. K. Lee 6. Brokebac ...

133. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. This was really entertaining. What's great about it is that nothing really happens. BUT you're so into the characters that you don't really notice until the end. I finished, and sat back, and thought...huh...that was really just a few years in the life of a ...

Just finished Nicholas Nickleby and am on to Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Also reading Tono Bungay and Journey to the Center of the Earth by daily lit. I actually have already seen the BBC version of Cranford, with Judi Dench, and it was so fantastic, I'm very interested to see how ...

11. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Read this online after talking about the mini-series in a thread and then wondering if I had in fact ever read it. Don't think I did before and I enjoyed it a lot--the miniseries incorporated another of her works and the whole story was interwoven more; the book ...

25. Cranford (audio book), by Elizabeth Gaskell (****1/2) Category: Classic Literature written before 1900 In Cranford is a town in Northern England in which women rule. Men of the Gentile class are mostly absent, and if a woman does marry, her husband is quickly found to be elsewhere for ...

I'm glad to hear that Middlemarch is good. It's on my list to read. I just finished Cranford, and I thought it was very witty and a good fun read.

... I get a kick out of her references to Charlotte in several of her novels, especially with the "Battle of the Books" in Cranford -- Captain Brown supporting The Pickwick Papers over Deborah Jenkyns' support for Rasselas.

... Civilization by Robert Rosenberg Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Loving Frank by Nancy Horan Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell The Conjurer's Bird by Martin Davies Others that I would second are Independent People, The Curious Incident of the Dog in ...

133> It's a wonderful production--as are those of North and South and Cranford. I'm sure you'll love it (or at least your wife will). 131> I'll check my book list when I get home and will give you some suggestions. Offhand, you can't go wrong with Restoration by Rose Tremain, Year ...

... some book related telly watching last night though, while ironing...someone has to do it... I saw the first episode of Cranford (which is meant to be based on a book by Elizabeth Gaskell). It was a nice bit of distracting fluff after all the horrible news coming out of Victoria. But, ...

... - Joann Ross (8) The Pregnancy Test - Erin McCarthy (9) Bone crossed - Patricia Briggs **Currently reading:** Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell The thin place : a novel - Kathryn Davis Shattered: a High Risk Novel - Joann Ross **To Be Read:** The Mill On the Floss- George E ...

... Pit and the Pendulum, 1980s 14. The Purloined Letter, 1980s 15. Jane Eyre, 2006 16. Wuthering Heights, 2001 17. Cranford, 2008 18. Bleak House, 2008 19. The Water-Babies, 2008 20. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1970s

... the other books, but I've seen "Cranford." Wonderful acting, especially by Eileen Atkins, but the problem is, it isn't Cranford. It's actually a mish-mash of Cranford, Mr. Harrison's Confessions, and My Lady Ludlow. The inclusion of Dr. Harrison injects a "young male heartthrob" ...

A mooch of The Wedding Officer arrived today, and I also managed to pick up A Civil Contract, Friday's Child and Cranford at a charity shop. That's two old favourites to re-read (the Georgette Heyers) and two new books to read for the first time. (Two steps closer to a complete set of ...

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It's also available online for a limited time starting Monday. Similar to how MPT replayed Cranford.

1001 Books 1. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 2. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (READ: 8 Feb 09) 3. To the North by Elizabeth Bowen 4. Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter 5. Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 6. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson 7. Pursuit of Love and Love ...

... Jean-Jacques Rousseau 21The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 22 Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 23 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 24 Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth 25 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 26 the Red and the Black by Stendahl 27 Fear ...

... Review** 3 Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 4 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell - **REVIEWED** 5 -Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 6 - Middlemarch George Eliot 7 - The Awakening by Kate Chopin 8- Of Mice and Men ...

... of a Justified Sinner READ 4) Embers READ 5) Life of Pi in lib 6) Vanity Fair READ 7) Cranford READ 8) Oblomov 9) The Garden Party READ 10) The Wings of the Dove READ Other possibilities are: The Wings of the Dove; The Enormous ...

... 1. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (1839) -- FINISHED 2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1847) 3. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (1851) 4. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860) 5. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (1873) 6. Nana by Emile Zola (188 ...

... must truly be a first that the southern hemisphere saw it before the UK and the US. It was completely the opposite with the Cranford series. Valerie - I hope you enjoy the series and will be interested to hear your opinion when you have seen it, particularly the casting of some of the charac ...

... Flaubert (November 2009) --Australia: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey --Turkey: Snow by Orhan Pamuk --England: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (June 2009) --Greece: Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres --Germany: Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe --Nigeria: Arrow of God ...

... and Cecilia, a "fantasy of manners" which is very well done. P.S. Adding to Christiguc's suggestion of Mrs. Gaskell: Cranford is marvellous too.

... (January) 2. The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde (January) 3. Behind a Mask by Louisa May Alcott (January) 4. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (May) 5. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (June) 6. Miss Cayley's Adventures by Grant Allen (June) 7. Instructions to Servants by Jona ...

... and The Idea of Perfection Most Intriguing Poetry Collection: The Anatomy Theater by Nadine Meyer Best Classic - tie! Cranford and Hope Leslie Most original short fiction collection: Women of Algiers in their Apartment by Assia Djebar Best Novels - The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopar ...

47. A moorland hanging by Michael Jecks 48. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

... is clearly her own woman, but that said, these two stories did bring Trollope's Barsetshire Chronicles and Gaskell's Cranford to mind. I believe this is the first book in Oliphant's 'Carlingford Chronicles', and, as the title suggests, features a story of the new rector come to town, and ...

... as enthusiastic as I was. It is nothing like the old B/W movie--which I also love. I'm anxious to see how you like Cranford--I'm thinking about reading that next year. I read North and South many years ago and enjoyed it. I'd like to read another of hers.

... Mysteries by Authors I've Never Read Before The 39 Steps Historical Fiction Master and Commander Just Because Cranford Redbud Bookclub Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart It just depends in which category I want to read first.

Let's try again.......How about Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell?

Your copy of Cranford sounds very special. I do hope you enjoy reading it.

I'd just like to intrude here to add that I recently read Cranford and it was a wonderful. A slice of life in a small English village, populated mostly by older women, I had that warm, fuzzy feeling after reading it. As a bonus, it's quite short. You also have another of my favourite reads ...

... but I can't fit them into a category for 999. I still hope to read them next year. I'd like to know how you like Cranford. many years ago I read a couple of books by Gaskell that I really liked. It this one is good I'd like to try and find it to read next year. I think 999 was a ...

For the Gaskell, either Cranford or Wives and Daughters. I kept a list on my computer of books I want. When my computer and I are separated, the titles get written in the flyleaves of books, on the back of doctor's appointment cards, or listed on old grocery lists. That will be half a dozen ...

... by women 1. Persuasion - Jane Austen 2. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 3. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen 4. Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell 5. Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell 6. House of Mirth - Edith Wharton 7. Silas Marner - George Eliot 8. Agnes Grey - Anne Bronte 9. My Brill ...

... TV 1. The Day of The Triffids 2. Chocky 3. The Killings at Badger's Drift 4. When the Tripods Came 5. Cranford 6. 7. 8. 9.

The 'Cranford' TV mini-series is based on three of Gaskell's books - Mr Harrison's Confessions, Cranford and My Lady Ludlow.

If you don't mind an older work, Cranford by Mrs. Gaskell is great. I think it was originally short stories and the plot is not crucial.

... buying at one time. Today was an over the top day: Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell A Passion for Books edited by Rob Kaplan and for gifts: Sense and Sensibility and The Complete Jane Austen I had to tear ...

... of Wildfell Hall 21. Mary Barton 22. Shirley 23. The Scarlet Letter 24. The House of the Seven Gables 25. Cranford 26. Villette 27. North and South 28. Adam Bede 29. The Woman in White 30. The Mill on the Floss 31. Silas Marner 32. Fathers and Sons 33. The ...

... Albion. Terwijl je bij wijze van spreken de sigaar van Churchill nog kon ruiken. Gisteravond het laatste deel van Cranford gezien. Was weer prachtig!

... things that overlap, 2 copies of everything by Jane Austen (1 nice copy and 1 that I can batter) and 2 copies of Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell because the 2nd had additional short stories I couldn't find elsewhere... I've also got a couple of books in French and English - but ...

The Father by Strindberg Wives and Daughtersby Elizabeth Gaskell Father and Sonby Edmund Gosse Eternal Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Father Elijah:an apocalypse by Michael D O'Brien

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman St Joan by George Bernard Shaw Alias Grace by Margaret Atwwod

I recently read Cranford and a series of books called the Unicorn's Secret which I am reading from afar with my six year old niece. I am not reading The Accomplice The Go Between and Travels with my Aunt

... waiting until the televsion adaptation is less fresh in my mind to read it, but the BBC tie-in paperback edition comprises Cranford, The Cage at Cranford, My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison's Confessions and so I imagine those were the sources.

I just finished reading Cranford after having watched the series. It was lovely. I was surprised at how many changes there were in the adaptation. I suspect there was a second Gaskell volume involved in the adaptation. Nonetheless, I think the film makers admirably captured the feel of Cranfo ...

... with a cold, I'm starting Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier and listening to Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell from Librivox. Not at the same time, of course.

... has been easier I recently read Rebecca for the first time and I am currently in the midst of multiple books including Cranford, The Three Sisters and A Time of Gifts. I am pleased to note that knitting is mentioned in both Rebecca and Cranford

Hi Karen ~ I haven't seen the TV adaption of Cranford yet, but I believe it is based on three of Gaskell's books - Mr Harrison's Confessions, Cranford and My Lady Ludlow. A few months ago I read Cranford Chronicles (a tie-in edition), which has all three stories in the one volume. Hoping ...

#47 Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell I made the mistake of watching the TV dramatization first - and I was quite surprised by the liberties taken by the BBC. The TV show presents the events in a different way - and adds several subplots not seen in the book. I wonder if it is an amalgam of ...

... I finished. This is what I ended up reading from the 1001 list for my 888: 1. Burger's Daughter, Nadine Gordimer 2. Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell 3. Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, RL Steveson 4. Indigo, or Mapping the Waters, Marina Warner 5. The Color Purple, Alice Walker 6. The Th ...

... The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian which was fantastic. But I always think he is great. I am also reading Cranford (lovely lovely)and The Three Sisters and a series of chapter books featuring a girl of mysterious parentage and a unicorn which my six year old niece sent me for ...

Did anyone else watch Cranford on Masterpiece Theater? It aired in 3 weekly installments. I love Elizabeth Gaskell's books, and I thought MT did a fantastic job with the film version. Judi Dench was one of the leads, but I thought Imelda Staunton as Miss Pope stole the whole show. She was ...

Indeed! I missed Cranford, but the others were so good, I can imagine your pleasure. :)

15. Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem that Baffled Mr. Jefferson - Judith Martin 16. Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell

... Walsingham and Burleigh). But generally worth seeing. On another adaptational subject, did anyone else see part 3 of Cranford last night on PBS?

... the next BBC productions, due later this year, are Tess and Little Dorrit, which strike me as very unimaginative. Cranford is returning as a two-part special at Xmas but it will not be based on a Gaskell story. 26 - the BBC probably think I'm a crackpot because I keep sending BBC Sco ...

For those of you who didn't know, Cranford is also available for viewing online HERE! (Well, it's already airing on the East Coast so I'm sure you're all snuggled in front of the telly!!

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell If any of you are watching Cranford on PBS, the book is available for free on Gutenberg.org. I haven't read it yet, but I think it will be next on my list.

... and her other works than for this book necessarily. But I will try to write my review of that book by day's end. 50. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Absolutely lovely book!! Its basically about a small town that seems to be populated by a rather large number of women. Here the women would ...

... Exxon-Mobil Masterpiece Theater? Why no, now it's simply "Masterpiece." Classic in its simplicity, right? Anyway, Cranford was fabulous. Can't wait for next week's episode, but hate to have it end.

Watched part 2 of the Masterpeice Theater Masterpeice version of Cranford.

... tastes. From the books you've read this year, there are several I've read over the past year or two: Anna Karenina, Cranford, Atonement, Saturday, The Reader, Half of a Yellow Sun, & Mrs. Dalloway. I agree with all your comments about these books too. I also have Orlando, ...

I just received the Masterpiece Theatre Newsletter - the first episode of Cranford is available for watching online!! It is a FIRST for a Masterpiece Theatre Production to be available in this medium. Cranford, Episode One

>13 - the actors can get distracting as well. Immediately after Cranford finished the BBC started showing a series based on Lark Rise to Candleford*, a very English classic about the changes coming to a village in the first part of the 20th century, and there was Julia Sawalha (she turns 40 ...

... of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford. What could they do if they were there? --from the first page (roughly) of Cranford.

#7- But why should one sister attending the other's funeral be shocking? ----------------- When I studied Cranford a few months ago, we discussed this. Apparently, funerals were considered just too, too distressing for women to handle. Public displays of emotion were verboten, and who knew ...

>4 I preordered the Elizabeth Gaskell collection of DVDs. I believe the US release date is May 26. It includes Cranford, Wives and Daughters, and North and South. I loved seeing so many of my longtime favorite actors in one place: Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambo ...

... I found it shrug-worthy. Have just delved into Martha Grimes's newest, Dakota. Tried to get into Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford, but wasn't up to locating the plot in Gaskell's 19th-century prose. (PBS version starring Dame Judi Dench coming soon.) Looking forward to my Strand Bookstore ...

It is based on Cranford and two novellas by Gaskell - My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison's Confession. Depending upon what edition of Cranford you purchase, these stories may be included. The stories are separate to the novel but were added to pad the story out - Cranford itself is short, and ...

... previews for the mini-series, is that it's apparently based on THREE novels by Elizabeth Gaskell, not only the novel Cranford. I haven't seen the titles of the other two novels yet. I'm wondering if it had sequels, or if the other two are "loosely related" to Cranford, or what. I'm ...

I haven't read Cranford, but now I want to, having seen the first PBS installment last night (May 5). I enjoyed it and also learned a valuable technique in how to physic a cat and dress a cow. Talk more about it here.

>2 - for someone who has just turned 64, I think Francesca Annis is looking ok. Strange that Cranford is in three parts - it was shown in 5 1hr parts in the UK, and the stories were edited to fit that format.

Cranford News again. It begins this Sunday, May 4th, on PBS in the States! PBS Cranford ETA perhaps this should be it's own thread even though it isn't Virago. To my knowledge, Virago has not published any Elizabeth Gaske ...

Cranford! - a gentle comedy about village life in 1830s England :)

Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell. This is what I call a quiet novel . . . no great overarching tragic themes, no horrific events . . . quite a pleasant place to visit actually. The novel is about a group of women who live in the village of Cranford and all practice "elegant economy." Most ...

Phaedra's Love (#75) *½ by Sarah Kanel 04/21/08 Two on a Tower ***½ by Thomas Hardy 04/21/08 Cranford ***½ by Elizabeth 04/22/08 The Following Story ***½ by Cees Nooteboom 04/24/08 Intruder in the Dust *** by William Faulkner 04/24/08

Finished three more: Phaedra's Love: A Play, and two Victorian novels Two on a Tower and Cranford

#31: Another one to read by Elizabeth Gaskell! I just bought Cranford, which I had originally checked out of the library, because I was enjoying it so much.

... y! Wives and Daughters is in my TBR pile too! I will try to read it before seeing the series. And then there is also Cranford! I read it last month, along with Mr Harrison's Confessions and My Lady Ludlow. The last of these three dragged a little IMO, but Cranford and Mr Harrison's ...

In today from ABEBooks: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell and Warmly Inscribed by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone.

... Earth several months ago, but I'm still waiting. I also ordered the DVD collection of Gaskell adaptations, including Cranford, which doesn't come out until May, so to get Amazon's free shipping, I have to wait. Fortunately, I have plenty of good books to fill in the time. I finished ...

... by what had recently been adapted for the screen at the time. The BBC has recently shown Lark Rise to Candleford and Cranford, both of which might now also make the list as people go on to read the source material. Some of the modern kids' titles might change too. Not sure Holes or ...

... minor in the humanities. The texts we read in Victorian lit were Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Jane Eyre, Cranford, Bleak House, Lady Audley's Secret, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. What did you read?

... then working through The Queen of Attolia, Perdido Street Station, Cry, the Beloved Country, Black Swan Green, Cranford, The Monsters of Templeton, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Shattered Dreams, Lady Susan, and Cultural Amnesia.

... at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams The Card, A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Also enjoyed Little Women by Louisa May Allcott and Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym.

... by Wilkie Collins ****½ 4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens **½ 5. Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy **** 6. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell **** 7. The Tenent of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë ****½ 8. Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy ****½ Double {complet ...

... didn't like Burger's Daughter at all (I wrote a review of it that you can read at the book's page if you're interested). Cranford was both fun and interesting. I just finished Indigo this morning, and I'm still mulling it over to decide what I think of it. The two I included in other lists, ...

I have! (waving hand in the air energetically). So far I've counted Burger's Daughter, Cranford, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Indigo toward this category. I know I'll be reading a lot of 1001 books this year--more than the eight alloted for this category. (I've also read Jane Eyre and ...

While you're at it, there may be a demand for Gaskell's Cranford, the adaptation airs here in the states in May (I put an older copy, a duplicate, I had up to be mooched and I was surprised it got mooched so fast.

... Entebbe by Doreen Baingana The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey Tiny Deaths by Rob Shearman (an LT author) Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Nonfiction: Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers, edited by Susan Morrison. Fevered Lives : Tuberculosis ...

Cranford is up for 4 BAFTA awards!! CRANFORD

I've finished Cranford last night. A very pleasant book. For something different, I've started Wild Swans by Jung Chang.

... at the moment. Never fear. This was the Vintage edition, BBC tie-in volume which consisted of Mr Harrison's Confessions, Cranford and My Lady Ludlow. Three books in one. The first two books were excellent and recommended. 'My Lady Ludlow' failed to capture my interest fully. Nevertheless I'm ...

... is a wonderful book! Glad you enjoyed it, Nickelini. I finished Little Women a few days ago and have moved on to Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. My copy is the BBC series tie-in edition which also includes Mr Harrison's Confessions and Lady Ludlow. These two stories aren't on the 10 ...

February 2008 7. Writing About Literature, Judith Woolf 8. Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell 9. King Lear, by William Shakespeare 10. Jane Austen, by Carol Shields (reread) 11. The London Scene, by Virginia Woolf 12. Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare ...

Progress in February: 3. Cranford If I can quickly read the last 300 pages of Bleak House by the end of the day, I'll add that one too. (Not going to happen.) Very little progress this month because of other obligations, but I see things picking up in the next month or two. Updated: ...

... the ones I bought her, I came away with six new books for myself: The Time Traveler's Wife The Book of Illusions Cranford Ex Libris The Sea and Light a Penny Candle. I think my tbr list may now be 300 books long...

Hey Cariola thanks again for the welcome. Yes, we did discuss Cranford. It is quite lovely, not on the level of North and South but really good. By the way Cariola, I have been meaning to ask you, can you recommend a good book that I can buy that gives me a close to honest review of Tudor Eng ...

... the group! You have sure had an interesting life, and it sounds like the future will be just as exciting. We discussed Cranford awhile bacl. I hear it is available on DVD for pre-orders at Amazon USA.

... enjoy watching these folks work. The person below me is looking forward to watching Judy Dench in the BBC production of Cranford when it gets shown in the U.S. in May. Great book and she will make a great Miss Mattie!

I've left Norway now but am still in England with Cranford. I am now also in the Blue Mountains of Australia with The Waterlily by Kate Llewellyn, which is a wonderful journal of her garden and life, although its about 20 years old now. I have just brought her latest book The Dressmaker's D ...

... 1001 books (and there are lots of those!), and you want something that isn't disturbing. One that I recently enjoyed was Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell. The best word I can think to describe it is "amusing." It has something to say--it's not just fluff--but it is gentle and quite funny (in ...

In today from the library (only the 2nd trip this week): The Prince of India by Lew Wallace Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta (Touchstone not working for title) Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children by Faith ...

Despite distractions of all sorts, I have finished a delightful reread of Cranford; however, Delirium may have fallen by the wayside through no fault of its own. I finally got around to reading Tiny Deaths a collection of wonderfully wry, odd and entertaining short stories by LT author Rob ...

I'm reading Cranford at the moment and then hopefully Atonement.

... right now, and the instructor has a good feminist slant. We just finished Jane Eyre, and we're currently looking at Cranford (which is quite delightful). Next we're doing Bleak House, which doesn't fit this category, but then we're doing Lady Audley's Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon ...

I've left Cranford and moved forward in time to the present, London area, I suspect, with a collection of wry, quirky and thoughtful short stories, Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman, also known to some of us as user and LT author shearrob.

10. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. A funny and touching collection of tales about a small country village (mostly inhabited by women) during the middle of the 19th century. One can almost feel the changes that the industrial revolution will bring hovering just outside of the stories. Ala ...

I just finished Cranford, and now I'm on to Bleak House by Charles Dickens. It's almost a 1000 pages long, so it should keep me occupied for a while.

I'm still shuffling through Cranford and Delirium as I've been distracted by other things and not doing as much reading. About halfway in both. I'm looking forward to reading a Vale of Tears by Haitian author Paulette Poujol Oriol for the Reading Globally group's March group read (theme=Ha ...

... It was brilliant. I read the book when I was at school but guess I would appreciate it more now! ------------ Yes, Cranford is coming up on Masterpiece Theatre on a Sunday night in May. Right now they're doing a Jane Austen series, and then there are a few other films before they show Cr ...

I'm still in the UK with Cranford, and still in Bogota, Colombia with Delirium by Laura Restrepo. I've been preoccupied with other things that have taken me away from reading.

I'm taking two courses . . . for Victorian lit, we're reading Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Jane Eyre, Cranford, Bleak House (Dickens), Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon), and Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, by RL Stevenson. I've already read Jane Eyre, but this course will ...

... class are you taking where you get to read North and South? I just added that one to my to-read list. I'm reading Cranford for an English lit course on the 19th century British novel called "The Victorian Mind and Matter."

Avaland - I'm in Cranford too! Do you have any idea who the narrator of this story is? I'm on the 5th story, and she never seems to say who she is. . . or have I missed it? Anyway, they're an amusing bunch, I'll agree.

I'm still in Colombia with Delirium but am also in Cranford outside of Manchester, England in the mid-19th century. An amusing reread.

... than the narrative which draws one in). I'm am still reading Delirium by Laura Restrepo and have started a reread of Cranford. edited to correct spelling...

Still reading Delirium and have taken up Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell to reread.

... a few pillows, put the water on for tea, uncork a few bottles of stronger stuff, ask a few leading questions (I'm rereading Cranford at the moment, it's rubbing off). Besides, I love to see what others are doing even if it's something I don't engage in!

I'm on to Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell. I just love it when my assigned course reading is from the 1001 list.

Oh, dear. I keep committing to group reads in various groups. . . I need to re-read Cranford in February for a non-LT group, The Fifth Business for a private group on LT, a novel by a Haitian author for March for Reading Globally (I think that will be Vale of Tears by Paullette Poujol Oriol ...

I saw North and South and then read the book last year, loved both! Cranford and Wives and Daughters (the books) are in my TBR. This time I will read the book(s) first and watch the series later.

The adaptation of Cranford will air on PBS' Masterpiece once they've completed the Jane Austen series.

Classics 1. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster 2. Middlemarch by George Eliot 3. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 4. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 5. Villette by Charlotte Bronte 6. Cecilia by Fanny Burney 7. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 8. Rebecca ...

5. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell A required reading for one of my English classes. I didn't think I would enjoy it very much, and to my surprise, I found it be to funny, well-written, and a pleasant read.

I'm making a ninth list . . . Books that I put on more than one list: 1. Burger's Daughter (1001 & World Lit) 2. Cranford (1001 & Books for University) 3. Bleak House (Books for University & Big Books) 4. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1001 & Books for University) 5. The Color Purple ...

I'm reading Cranford by Mrs Gaskell. I thought I would start with something historic and small!

I have really been looking forward to this series! At the end, sometime in May, they are also airing Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford, which I've heard very good things about.

... - if you can, see the BBC mini-series as well - it's one of the best costume dramas ever made. A good place to start is Cranford, which the BBC has also recently adapted, which is a short comic novel about the inhabitants of the eponymous town.

I would like to reread George Eliot as well. I have never read any Elizabeth Gaskell - can you tell me more about her work?

... by Harold Bloom (I don't know who he is). ISBN 9780099469698. It's got a lovely 'ex libris' page at the front. I bought Cranford from the same range as a Christmas present for my mum, and that too was lovely. ETA: I've noticed the Penguin Classics getting really quite expensive in the ...

4. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1853 A delightful novel of gentle humour about the doings of a group of spinsters in a quiet country village. 5. David Golder by Irene Nemirovsky, 1929 Short novel about a Jewish Russian emigrant who becomes wealthy through hard business dealings and ...

... like costume dramas then there was a new Oliver Twist on the BBC over Xmas, and ITV made The Old Curiosity Shop. Cranford is well worth seeing - although it is not really an adaptation of the novel, it is a combination of three of Gaskell's novel(la)s. What's interesting is that in ...

Four- 1001 Books to Read . . . 1. Burger's Daughter, Nadine Gordimer (completed January 2008) 2. Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell (completed February 2008) 3. Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, RL Steveson (completed March 2008) 4. Indigo, or Mapping the Waters, Marina Warner (completed March ...

Two- Books for University 1. Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell (completed February 2008) 2. Bleak House, Charles Dickens (completed March 2008) 3. Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, RL Stevenson (completed March 2008) 4. Lady Audley's Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (completed March 2008 ...

My hope is that one day the BBC will re-do the Barchester series to include all the books from The Warden right through to The Last Chronicle of Barset. The parts of the story which are less clergy-oriented such as Doctor Thorne and The Small House would appeal to a wider audience. There is ...

Just left Crosbie, Maine (Olive Kitteridge) and The Small House at Allington in England. Now I'm in Cranford.

I finished The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope over the holiday and am almost done with Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I started two other books, Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki and The Child in Time by Ian McEwan.

I'm currently reading Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford and just startd Bitter Sweets by Roopa Falooki.

82. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 83. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

... care for Margery Sharp. So, Barbara Pym (whom I also love) is in good company! But what I'm really hoping is that Cranford and Ballet Shoes will appear on Masterpiece Theater here in the U.S.!

Elizabeth Gaskell's novels, Lizzy? I thought these were out of print. Did the set include Cranford? I haven't received any e-mail nor a flyer about this sale--I wonder if it's because I haven't as yet renewed for this year?

26th book: The House at Riverton, Kate Morton. Very good - superb plot and characterisation. 27th book: Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell. Yes, I was prompted to read this by the TV series, but enjoyed it even more. I love Miss Matty!

... plays, please send them my way. For my other course I bought: Lady Audley's Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson Bleak House, by Charles Dickens (This course also covers Jane Eyre ...

... Daughters, was brilliant - one of the best BBC has so far produced. ps...this year's big BBC costume drama is Gaskell's Cranford.

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell - a nice easy read, and may need others to her more substantial works. Phantastes or Lilith by George MacDonald - two very odd fantasies, so may not appeal to everyone. Washington Square by Henry James - one of his most accessible novels. Stran ...

... all the junk on ITV - Hotel Babylon IS on BBC1. Classic adaptations on UK this autumn are - Elisabeth Gaskell Cranford - BBC John Cleland Fanny Hill - BBC E. M. Forster A Room with a View -ITV Charles Dickens Oliver Twist - BBC Charles Dickens The Old Curi ...

>12 Cousin Phyllis is sometimes found with Cranford so check out copies of that too. I came across it that way as Cranford is one of my favourite books, a real comfort read for when I have a bad cold or feeling low. Counsin Phyllis is good too, hope you get hold of it.

... so. And I agree with LyzzyBee that old favourites can help - they can get me back into reading after a dry spell. Cranford is my all-time stand-by - I know it so well that lapses in concentration don't bother me too much and it is set in a safe world - though I do fret that the ...

... of Sherlock Holmes - I was trying to think of some of my favourite comfort/distraction reads and could only come up with Cranford! I want to have a little pile of them by my bed for bad days/nights. Take care

... on the way down and on the way up, I turn to fiction for comfort - familiar books which I have read time and time again. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell is perhaps my favourite. But at other times, I read for other reasons and have found I get comfort from them when depressed as I can ...

Cranford is a good introduction - on the surface it's avery genteel novel with not a lot happening, but between the lines you get a lot of information about the restricted lives - and incomes of women in 19th cent Britain and soceity's lack of respect for them. Mary Barton is a grittier ...