Elizabeth Gaskell

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Elizabeth Gaskell was a prominent 19th-century English novelist and short story writer known for her social realism and works such as "North and South" and "Cranford."

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Elizabeth Gaskell canonical 8

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instanceOf biographer
human
letter writer
novelist
short story writer
birthName Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson NERFINISHED
burialPlace Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford, Cheshire, England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1810-09-29
dateOfDeath 1865-11-12
describedAs Victorian novelist
educatedAt Mrs. Turner's School, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED
familyName Gaskell NERFINISHED
father William Stevenson NERFINISHED
fullName Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell NERFINISHED
gender female
genre realist fiction
short story
social novel
givenName Elizabeth NERFINISHED
hasChild Florence Elizabeth Gaskell NERFINISHED
Julia Bradford Gaskell NERFINISHED
Margaret Emily Gaskell NERFINISHED
Marianne Gaskell NERFINISHED
knownFor depicting industrial life in northern England
social commentary on class and gender
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryEra Victorian literature
mother Elizabeth Holland Stevenson NERFINISHED
movement social realism
name Elizabeth Gaskell NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableWork Cousin Phillis NERFINISHED
Cranford NERFINISHED
Mary Barton NERFINISHED
North and South NERFINISHED
Ruth NERFINISHED
Sylvia's Lovers NERFINISHED
The Life of Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED
The Old Nurse's Story NERFINISHED
Wives and Daughters NERFINISHED
occupation biographer
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Chelsea, London, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Holybourne, Hampshire, England NERFINISHED
religion Unitarianism
residence Manchester, England NERFINISHED
spouse William Gaskell NERFINISHED
writingPeriod 19th century

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The Cornhill Magazine contributor Elizabeth Gaskell
Victorian literature hasNotableAuthor Elizabeth Gaskell
All the Year Round associatedWith Elizabeth Gaskell
Knutsford associatedWith Elizabeth Gaskell
Wives and Daughters authorOfSourceWork Elizabeth Gaskell
Household Words notableContributor Elizabeth Gaskell
John Thornton appearsInWorkBy Elizabeth Gaskell
John Thornton createdBy Elizabeth Gaskell