Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Dedication vii
4. Preface to the Second Edition ix
5. Preface to the First Edition xi
6. References and Abbreviations xiii
7. 1 Reading Elizabeth Gaskell 1
8. 2 Woman and Writer 14
9. 3 Two Nations and Separate Spheres 30
10. 4 Mary Barton (1848) 45
11. 5 Cranford (1851) 57
12. 6 Ruth (1853) 65
13. 7 North and South (1854) 78
14. 8 Sylvia’s Lovers (1863) 92
15. 9 Cousin Phillis (1863) 105
16. 10 Wives and Daughters (1865) 112
17. Conclusion 132
18. Afterword 136
19. References 172
20. Select Bibliography 181
21. Index 183