{"product_id":"cranford-9781914602115","title":"Cranford","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCranford \u003c\/i\u003eby Elizabeth Gaskell begins with an introduction\u003cbr\u003ediscussing the occupants of the rural English village named Cranford. Cranford\u003cbr\u003eis filled with widows, wives of absent business or military men, and spinsters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe residents of Cranford are regimented aristocrats who \"practice\u003cbr\u003e'elegant economy.'\" The ladies go calling only during prescribed times, \u003cbr\u003eserve one another inexpensive foods, pretend not to notice each other's\u003cbr\u003epoverty, and go to bed early. The narrator is a young woman with familial ties\u003cbr\u003eto Miss Jenkyns and Miss Matty who are two spinsters who have lived in Cranford\u003cbr\u003etheir entire lives.Elizabeth Gaskell's witty, episodic novel examines a society on the cusp, a beautifully observed, exquisitely crafted slice of 19th century English provincial life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChiltern Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The novelist \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell\u003c\/b\u003e is now best-known as the author of \u003ci\u003eCranford \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNorth and South\u003c\/i\u003e, and the biographer of her friend Charlotte Brontë. Her greatest books were written in reaction to the industrialization of Manchester, England, where she lived for much of her life. She was born in Chelsea in London 1810, the daughter of William Stevenson and Elizabeth Holland. After her mother died in 1811, she was brought up by her aunt, Hannah Lumb, in Knutsford, Cheshire.","brand":"Chiltern Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610087362834,"sku":"9781914602115","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b8d66d6-ea32-49c8-a1ad-85ad958d9637.jpg?v=1773149809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cranford-9781914602115","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}