{"product_id":"9780571203598-elizabeth-gaskell","title":"Elizabeth Gaskell","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age. This biography traces Elizabeth's youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester and her wide network of friends, her religious and feminist arguments of nineteenth century Britain, with enjoyment, passion and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Portico Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh-spirited, witty and passionate, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age, including \u003ci\u003eMary Barton, North and South\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWives and Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e. This biography traces Elizabeth's youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester and her wide network of friends in London, Europe and America. Standing as a figure caught up in the religious and political radicalism of nineteenth century Britain, the book looks at how Elizabeth observed, from her Manchester home, the brutal but transforming impact of industry, enjoying a social and family life, but distracted by her need to write down the truth of what she saw.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this widely acclaimed biography, Elizabeth Gaskell emerges as an artist of unrecognized complexity, shrewdly observing the political, religious and feminist arguments of nineteenth century Britain, with enjoyment, passion and wit.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jenny Uglow is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNature's Engraver, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the National Arts Writers Award, and \u003ci\u003eA Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize. Her most recent books include \u003ci\u003eNature's Engraver\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of Thomas Bewick, and \u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the home front during the Napoleonic Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536478118262,"sku":"9780571203598","price":17.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36396032.jpg?v=1774289064","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571203598-elizabeth-gaskell","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}