Anywhere: Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Cranford (Keywords)

Word count 15,015 Life in the small English town of Cranford seems very quiet and peaceful. The ladies of Cranford lead tidy, regular lives. They make their visits between the hours of twelve and three, give little evening parties, and worry about their maid-servants. But life is not always s...

In this poignant comedy of early Victorian life, Elizabeth Gaskell explores the effects of Victorian commerce and imperial expansion on the survival of customs from earlier times.

'Cranford' depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village in the mid-19th century. Through a series of vignettes, Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits.