{"product_id":"elizabeth-gaskell-by-jenny-uglow-9780571203598","title":"Elizabeth Gaskell","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Portico Prize  \n\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-spirited, witty and passionate, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age, including \"Mary Barton,\" \"North and South,\" and \"Wives and Daughters.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis biography traces Elizabeth's youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester, and her wide network of friends in London, Europe, and America. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanding as a figure caught up in the religious and political radicalism of nineteenth-century Britain, the book looks at how Elizabeth observed, from her Manchester home, the brutal but transforming impact of industry. She enjoyed a social and family life, but was distracted by her need to write down the truth of what she saw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this widely acclaimed biography, Elizabeth Gaskell emerges as an artist of unrecognized complexity, shrewdly observing the political, religious, and feminist arguments of nineteenth-century Britain, with enjoyment, passion, and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJenny Uglow is the bestselling author of \"Nature's Engraver,\" which won the National Arts Writers Award, and \"A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration,\" which was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize. Her most recent books include \"Nature's Engraver,\" the story of Thomas Bewick, and \"In These Times,\" a history of the home front during the Napoleonic Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenny Uglow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57018331398517,"sku":"9780571203598","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9780571203598.jpg?v=1775064125","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/elizabeth-gaskell-by-jenny-uglow-9780571203598","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}