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Mrs Gaskell : novelist and biographer / by Arthur Pollard
by Pollard, Arthur
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy - library marks remain. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 268 p. front., 3 plates (ports.) 21 cm. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction: then and now -- Mrs Gaskell herself -- 'Mary Barton' -- 'Cranford' -- 'Ruth' -- 'North and south' -- $t 'The life of Charlotte Bront�' -- $t Short stories and short novels -- 'Sylvia's lovers' -- 'Wives and daughters' -- Estimate. Subjects: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865 Criticism and interpretation. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865 Criticism and interpretation. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865. Gaskell, Elizabeth 1810-1865. Gaskell. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865 Criticism and interpretation. Literature England 19th century History and criticism. Gaskell, Elizabeth, 1810-1865 Early Victorian period English literature Criticism. English literature 19th century History and criticism. Novelists, English 19th century Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 387052
- Title
- Mrs Gaskell : novelist and biographer / by Arthur Pollard
- Author
- Pollard, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Manchester : Manchester University Press
- Date Published
- 1965
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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