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ELIZABETH GASKELL: 'WE ARE NOT ANGELS' Elizabeth Gaskell 'We are not angels' Realism, Gender, Values Terence Wright Lecturer in the Department of English University of Newcastle upon Tyne First published in Great Britain 1995 by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-333-61452-6 m First published in the United States of America 1995 by ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0-312-12649-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wright, T. R. (Terence R.) 1951- Elizabeth Gaskell, "We are not angels" : realism, gender, values / Terence Wright, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-333-61452-6 (Macmillan Press).— ISBN 0-312-12649-2 (St. Martin's Press) 1. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghom, 1810-1865—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Literature and society—England—History—19th century. 3. Women and literature—England—History—19th century. 4. Gender identity in literature. 5. Social values in literature. 6. Realism in literature. I. Title. PR4711.W75 1995 823'.8—dc20 95-4152 CIP © Terence Wright 1995 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. 10 9 8 7 6 5 43 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire For Karon Contents A Note on Texts ix Preface xi Introduction 1 1 Realising Christianity: Mary Barton 21 2 'So runs the round of life from day to day': Wives and Daughters and Comic Realism 43 3 Women, Death and Integrity 1: 'Lois the Witch' 63 4 Women, Death and Integrity 2: Ruth 73 5 Women, Death and Integrity 3: North and South 97 6 Women and History: 'My Lady Ludlow' 119 7 Cranford and Economics 129 8 Words and Values: 'Cousin Phillis' 147 9 Tragedy, Topography and Choice: 'Sylvia's Lovers' 163 10 'It is not long to bide': The Shorter Fiction and the Meaning of Lives 185 Conclusion 203 Notes 213 Index 215 A Note on Texts CP Cousin Phillis and Other Tales, edited by Angus Easson (World's Classics, Oxford, 1981) CR Cranford/Cousin Phillis, edited by Peter Keating (Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1976) DNW A Dark Night's Work and Other Stories, edited by Suzanne Lewis (World's Classics, Oxford, 1992) EL 'My Lady Ludlow' in Cousin Phillis and Other Tales (Everyman's Library, London, 1912, reprinted 1970) L The Letters of Mrs. Gaskell, edited J. A. V. Chappie and Arthur Pollard, Manchester, 1966) MB Mary Barton, edited by Stephen Gill (Penguin, Har- mondsworth, 1970, reprinted 1985) MM The Manchester Marriage and Other Stories (Alan Sutton, Stroud, 1985) NS North and South, edited by Angus Easson (World's Classics, Oxford, 1982) R Ruth, edited by Alan Shelston (World's Classics, Ox- ford, 1985) SL Sylvia's Lovers, edited by Andrew Sanders (World's Clas- sics, Oxford, 1982) WD Wives and Daughters, edited by Angus Easson (World's Classics, Oxford, 1987)
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