Elizabeth Gaskell’s Smaller Stories

Carolyn Lambert is the author of The Meanings of Home in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Fiction (2013), co-editor with Marion Shaw of For Better, For Worse: Marriage in Victorian Novels by Women (2018) and the author of Frances Trollope (2020).

• 1 Introduction.- 2 The Gothic and the Ghostly.- 3 Fairy Tales.- 4 Narrating Sexuality.- 5 Narrative Architecture.- 6 Conclusion.

“Though this book does not break new ground in Gaskell criticism, it does assemble in one place solid readings of a large body of her short fiction; scholars of Gaskell will also appreciate that the introduction and appendix provide a readable and succinct guide to her dealings with the publishing world.” (Melissa Schaub, Victorian Studies, Vol. 65 (4), 2023)