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Cranford
Cranford: With a Prefsce by Bnne Thackoray Ritchie : (Ropr.) | Mrs Gaskell
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AshleyHoss820
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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You have GOT to read this! It is so sweet and funny! The town of Cranford is basically an Amazonian village if the Amazons had been little old ladies. I freaking loved this story! 236/1,001 #1001Books Double #BookSpin for November: #52BookClub (City Name in the Title)

Clare-Dragonfly This book is delightful! I got my IRL book club to read it after enjoying it with the #Pemberlittens 😄 11mo
AshleyHoss820 @Clare-Dragonfly Oh my gosh, I love that!! Have you watched the BBC show with Dane Judi Dench? We watched the first episode for class and I just adored it! 11mo
Clare-Dragonfly I haven‘t but I‘d like to! I‘m sure it‘s great! 11mo
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batsy It's a delight! ❤️ 11mo
AshleyHoss820 @batsy That‘s the perfect word for this! We read it after The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, so it was super refreshing! 😂 11mo
TheAromaofBooks I almost didn't read this one because I did NOT enjoy North and South, which is supposed to be Gaskell's best work. But I found Cranford to be honestly delightful and enjoyed the whole thing. 11mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks I was back and forth with North and South. I appreciated it, but I didn‘t love it. This fun little novel was so refreshing!! Not to be dramatic, but I would die for the ladies of Cranford! 🤣☺️ 11mo
TheAromaofBooks I literally wanted to move there and gossip with EVERYONE 😂 11mo
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks Oh my gosh, YEEEEEESSSS!!!! 11mo
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kissmehardy
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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What a fun series of vignettes in a cozy and comical yet loving and friendly English village. Refreshing that the narrator didn't have a romance plot, too! #classics

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eeclayton
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I ended up enjoying this little book way more than I had expected after the first few chapters. At first the whole story seemed to be going nowhere, but the characters slowly grew on me, and I started to appreciate Gaskell's observations about ladies' lives in a small community.
The daily discussions with the #pemberlittens and of course @BarkingMadRead 's hashtags also enhanced the enjoyment factor for me, so thank you all!

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you liked it!!! 1y
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Ruthiella
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@BarkingMadRead This Is my copy of Cranford that I ordered from https://www.thriftbooks.com/ and which arrived today. I was reading an ebook from my library but quickly realized I wanted my own copy. The annotations in this Penguin edition are also particularly good. #PemberLittens

IndoorDame Love those penguin editions! I had one for Agatha. 2y
BarkingMadRead I have a few of these for other books!! 2y
Ruthiella @IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead Annotated classics really help me get nuances or references I‘d normally completely miss! 2y
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BarkingMadRead
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Chapter 3: #stillnoveggies but Matty‘s old beau looks like #DonQuixote so we have that going for us 🤷🏻‍♀️ #thereareactualmen #justnogentlemen #animportantdistinction #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

Morr_Books Is the Don Quixote reference supposed to mean that he is handsome? I feel like Matty's love life is just like Austen's Persuasion. Also, do we know who the narrator is? Did I miss that? 2y
BarkingMadRead @Morr_Books I don‘t believe we know who the narrator is, I don‘t recall anyone saying. 2y
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mcctrish I was wondering about the narrator too. I sort of laugh at the undercurrent running through the story - who is hiding between the clock and the door ? 2y
Bookwormjillk #AtLeastWeGotOranges I have no idea what this book is about and I keep mixing up the characters, but it‘s a hoot. Cows in flannel and sucking oranges behind a screen. What more could you want? 2y
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk it really is delightfully bizarre 🤣🤣🍊🍊 2y
BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks our bar is set so low 🤣 2y
Clare-Dragonfly This book is delightful! 😂 Does anyone know what the narrator was trying to do at the fabric store? She was looking for something to match a dress that needed a new breadth. I don‘t know what part of a dress would be a breadth unless it‘s all of the fabric, which makes no sense, because then what would she be matching? I tried to Google it but no one had an answer for my very normal historical fashion question 😂 2y
dabbe The narrator reminds me of the narrator in REBECCA. We never get to know her first name, just Mrs. de Winter. Maybe this narrator is just there to be our eye-witness and nothing more. She hasn't really told us anything about herself except that she sews her father's shirts and that he didn't want her home (no idea why). And what about the relationship between Matilda and Mr. Holbrook and her crying at the end? Nice climatic ending, Gaskell! 2y
BarkingMadRead @dabbe maybe this one will roll over into the next one? Also, wondering if the narrator saying she wasn‘t wanted at home meant more that she wasn‘t needed at home and could stay longer? I‘m not sure 2y
dabbe @BarkingMadRead I think you're probably right. The narrator stated it as a fact of little concern, so maybe I was reading too much into it. Having two people die in chapter 2 has made me suspicious! 🤣 2y
Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if she needs to let out a dress and doesn‘t have enough of a seam to do it? So she needs extra fabric to match to widen it? (edited) 2y
Ruthiella @mcctrish 100% it‘s the maidservant‘s boyfriend hiding between the clock and the door! 2y
willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I feel like it means she needed to widen the dress? But I could be completely wrong.

I took wasn't wanted at home to be literal, but it could definitely mean the other. She does seem to do a lot of visiting though. I maybe get poor relation vibes?
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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk that whole orange scene is bonkers 2y
peanutnine @mcctrish @Ruthiella I love the idea of the maidservant hiding her boyfriend in odd places and acting like everyone else is crazy when they notice 😂 2y
mcctrish @peanutnine honestly there is so much going on here but most of it is told as an aside or just briefly mentioned and we have to read between the lines 2y
BarkingMadRead @peanutnine I was definitely here for it 🤣🤣 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella @willaful That makes plenty of sense! Thank you! If one of the historical costuming YouTubers I follow ever does a call for literary questions, I will ask this 😆 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Yessss, I loved that too! After all, the terms of her employment say she can‘t have a boyfriend… so clearly she doesn‘t have a boyfriend. And then she‘s forced to leave? 💯 she got pregnant or at least married and went off to her own household. 2y
BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly that‘s what I thought 2y
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ravenlee
Cranford | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Today‘s stack. I finished the tagged, which was a nice set of sort of vignettes from a female-dominated English town. Lots of social commentary about the genteel poor, which was very well done. Still plugging away at Don Quixote (not only is Pickles judging me, my kid keeps reminding me Pickles is judging me) and getting back to 1619 (hope to finish next month).

DisneyFan Don Quixote is my one of my most favorite book of all time. Happy to see someone else reading it too ! 2y
ravenlee @DisneyFan DQ is kind of my literary nemesis. This is the third or fourth time I‘ve attempted it over the last 20-ish years. When I first encountered it in Spanish class I liked it, but trying to read it in English was another story. This time, going really slowly, I‘ve come farther than any previous attempt, so 🤞🏻. 2y
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youneverarrived
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Mehso-so

It‘s got some great things going for it; it‘s a novel mostly of women, small town gossipy feel but 1800s style and the little bits of humour scattered throughout. I listened to the audio and the narrator couldn‘t have been a better choice. Unfortunately I still found it all a bit dull. The characters and their lives became a bit tedious after a while and I found myself drifting. ⭐️⭐️

Caroline2 Yes, I felt the same. I think North and South would be better. I loved the mini series any ways. 😆 4y
youneverarrived @Caroline2 I can see it working well as a mini series 👍 4y
readordierachel I've been wanting to read something else by her after reading and enjoying North and South. I think I will skip this one and try one of her others 😆 4y
youneverarrived @readordierachel 😆 it‘s not bad..just a bit dull 😬 I haven‘t read any of her other books so haven‘t got anything to compare it to. 4y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Women centric filled with humor.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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"Cranford is in possession of the Amazons"
This might be the best opening to a book.

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Rachel52
Cranford and Other Stories | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I love my e-reader, but I've still got a huge pile of physical books to read and I've been wanting to read this one for ages as it's one of my favourite period dramas. I'm enjoying it so far.

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LauraBrook
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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First up for me this Saturday, to work on reading this one. One of my goals for the #CYOReadathon this weekend is to finish two books I‘m currently reading. This is the oldest, from last October! (This copy is a little beat up, but it‘s a 1928 edition that belonged to my grandmother.)

Tamra I have this on my shelf. I think it might make a nice comfort read to fall into. Is my impression correct? 4y
LauraBrook @Tamra So far, yes! It seems to be light on plot, and more about the relationships in this small town. Easy reading to be sure. 4y
Sace It sounds good! I love this picture too. 4y
LauraBrook @Sace thanks! And thank you for doing this readathon this weekend. I needed something not-shitty to focus on. 4y
Sace @LauraBrook I think we all need something "not shitty"! 4y
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Crazeedi
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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#MarvelousMay @JoScho
#grateful
This is a Mother's day gift from my oldest daughter💖❤💛💙💚

merelybookish So pretty! She did well. 5y
Branwen So beautiful! What a thoughtful gift! 💕📚 5y
JoScho It is beautiful. So thoughtful 💚 5y
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Emilymdxn
Cranford | Elizabeth Gaskell
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This was a sweet easy to read classic that was a nice escape during a difficult time, and an easy #1001books book to tick off. Very good natured and entertaining. During a different time I might have rated it a so so and said it all felt a little inconsequential but that was a good thing right now! It definitely wasn‘t as good as North and South, the only other Gaskell I‘ve read, but not bad at all and I do recommend

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Emilymdxn
Cranford | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Good morning and happy (British) Mother‘s Day! I‘m drinking coffee and listening to Cranford while I wait for mum to wake up so I can give her tea. We were both meant to be on holiday separately at the moment but Covid19 has brought us back together. Here‘s my record of the books I‘ve read while social distancing so far - starting with Cranford and Parade‘s End I‘m trying to read some #1001books while I‘m at my parents.

Almost 9h #stayhome24in48

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mklong
Cranford | Elizabeth Gaskell
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Will I ever get my fill of cozy 19th century British novels? Probably not. Gaskell takes us all along on extended visits to Cranford and the quiet lives of its mostly late middle age widowed and spinster residents. It can certainly be a little too sweet and charming, but given how ugly the real world is right now, a little too sweet is pretty easy to forgive.

#ClassicsChallenge2020

Reviewsbylola This is the only Gaskell I‘ve read but I plan on reading more! 5y
thebluestocking I need to read this! Also, this review popped up on goodreads, so I followed you there. 💙 5y
mklong @thebluestocking Awesome! I saw a “bluestocking” pop up on one of my friend‘s feeds the other day and was wondering if it was you 5y
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emilyhaldi
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Newest addiction: late night Etsy shopping for vintage books 😍 sometimes purchases take place so late at night that I forget I ordered them and a few weeks later, voila!! A lovely surprise! I highly recommend.

saresmoore Oh la la! This sounds like a fabulously terrible idea! 5y
Palimpsest Shh! Don‘t tell everyone about the awesome vintage books on Etsy! 😉 5y
Crazeedi This sounds truly dangerous 🙄🤨🤔 5y
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Aimeesue That edition of Cranford is lovely! And very… frilly in a way I've never imagined Cranford as being. 😄 5y
mabell Love the Dorothy Parker cover! 😍 5y
Eyelit That Dorothy Parker invokes envy in me. The Gaskell cracks me up 😄 5y
Lcsmcat I have the same Dorothy Parker! ❤️ 5y
Soscha ❤️❤️❤️💃🏼 5y
batsy Lovely! The Cranford cover is very "sensation novel", too funny ? 5y
Megabooks I can see that working for you!!! 💙💙💙 Enjoy!! 5y
Reviewsbylola I was perusing Abe Books for way too long the other night after talking to you. 😆🤦🏼‍♀️ 5y
LeahBergen Oh, that Cranford! 😍😍 5y
Mdargusch i need that Cranford! 5y
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PickwickPlockPlock
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My #top6reads of 2019 so far. It's a good mixture, 1 non-fiction, 1 classic, a WW1 novel, the rest fantasy/science fiction. Only one written solely by a man.

@Cinfhen

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Oo yes Lockwood & Co... need to get back to those... so many books, so little time... 5y
PickwickPlockPlock @BookHoarder32 Me too, I only read the first two Lockwood books so far. 5y
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jchawkins D.O.D.O. was such a great yarn, oh man. 5y
Moony Looks like a very good reading pile. My years so great until now. 5y
jillrhudy @Aimeesue and I enjoyed “Alchemist‘s Daughter” very much! 5y
Cinfhen Loving all the #Top6Reads 🤩thanks for tagging me 5y
Aimeesue @jillrhudy We did! I also really enjoyed How To Be a Victorian. I still dip into it occasionally. Makes me appreciate AC and novocain. 😁 (edited) 5y
PickwickPlockPlock @Aimeesue Yes, reading about other times is fine, but I prefer modern medicine 😁 5y
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EmilieGR
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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How did Gaskell go so wrong?

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Eyelit
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I‘m on day 3 of my #staycation and day 2 of what I‘m calling Stormageddon Lite. My original plans for this week have been waylaid, but I‘m not too cross. This is ideal reading weather. Also, I can get some #audiochores in without feeling like I‘m missing out on getting out and about. 😂⛈🌧🌩☔️🙂

Moray_Reads Such a good book though! 6y
xicanti What a beautiful rainy view! 6y
LiteraryinPA Perfect reading weather! 6y
stacybmartin Actually, I‘m a little jealous - an amazing reading soundtrack! 🌧 6y
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Eyelit
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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delightful book, cutecompany — It‘s a cuddlesome #caturday evening 😻 #catsoflitsy

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PickwickPlockPlock
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I watched the BBC series a few years ago and now read the book for the first time. The inhabitants of the little town Cranford are mostly women: widows and old spinsters. There is no big story arc, it's like a collection of vignettes about the women's lives. That may sound dull, but I found it charming, touching, sometimes sad and sometimes funny. I enjoyed it very much.

Kaye Excellent book 🌟 6y
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Moray_Reads
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Is there a more perfectly poignant book than Cranford? In my current mood, happy to be back in Edinburgh but a little sad to leave my family after a lovely Christmas, the warmth, tenderness and gentle humour was perfect. It also has the dubious honour of being the only book that has made me cry in each of the first several chapters. Don't let that put you off, it's wonderful. And how could I resist this cover?

KatieCarpenter That cover 😍 6y
Moray_Reads @KatieCarpenter isn't it gorgeous? I just ordered myself a copy 😍 6y
LeahBergen This is my year to read Cranford. That cover is killing me! 6y
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Moray_Reads @LeahBergen you must read it. It's a delight. It vies with Wives and Daughters as my favourite Gaskell 6y
Tamra I believe I‘ve watched the series adaptation on PBS and enjoyed it, but haven‘t read it. Sounds like I need to! 6y
Moray_Reads @Tamra I've been meaning to watch the BBC adaptation for years but still haven't. Sounds like we should both do these things soon! 6y
Lcsmcat What a beautiful edition! 6y
readordierachel I don't know what it says about me that the fact that it made you cry makes me want to read it more 😆 6y
DGRachel I‘ve only read North and South by Gaskell, but I loved it. It sounds like I really need to read all her stuff! 6y
batsy I love this book! I think it's your jam, @LeahBergen 😊 This edition is just stunning. 6y
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jenniferw88
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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BeansPage Woop Woop 🤘🏻✨🧨🎉🎉🎉 6y
Aimeesue I will never stop hoping to find a cow wearing flannel pajamas. Ever. 6y
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Verity
Cranford and Other Stories | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Lacock was also Cranford in the BBC tv series...

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wanderlustforwords
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This is happening. I absolutely adored Wives and Daughters earlier this year so I felt I needed a little more Gaskell in my life. #litsy #elizabethgaskell #cranford #book

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booksbythecup
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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“Ever since that day there has been the old friendly sociability in Cranford society; which I am thankful for, because of my dear Miss Matty‘s love of peace and kindliness. We all love Miss Matty, and I somehow think we are all of us better when she is near us.”

The chronicles & perspective of these women was entertaining.

annahenke Have you seen the miniseries?? 7y
booksbythecup @annahenke no I haven't! Do you recommend it? 7y
annahenke Yes, it‘s amazing! 7y
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knp4597
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Pickpick

Like a very cheeky Jane Austen 💃

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Mdargusch
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Merry Christmas to me! 🎅🏼🎄 #noselfcontrol #blameitonlitsy #juniperbooks

Robothugs So pretty 😍 7y
Mdargusch I‘ve been so anxious to start a collection. @Robothugs I want them all! 7y
ErikasMindfulShelf Gorgeous!! 7y
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Kalalalatja Lovely! 😍 7y
BarbaraBB Beautiful! 7y
LeahBergen So pretty! 7y
Mdargusch Thanks! @LeahBergen @BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm @Kalalalatja @irre and @Robothugs - it was hard to decide which ones to buy. 🤔 7y
Mdargusch I think I read it years and years ago @ferskner and it seems like something I would want to reread plus I bought it for its cover. 😁 7y
ferskner That's the copy I have and I also bought it for that cover. 😁 7y
Mdargusch I love it! @ferskner 7y
Reviewsbylola I have that copy of Cranford and I‘ve actually read it. 7y
Mdargusch I hope to read it too! 7y
Centique Ohhhh! They‘re lovely. I have to sit on my hands now and Not Buy Some. 😂 7y
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elkeOriginal
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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@Kalalalatja reminded me that I sadly neglected my Penguin hardcovers when thinking of patterned spines for the #bookcolortag. This morning they were looking at me with such disgust at my ineptitude, I had to give them a feature...
#colorstacking #patterns

Kalalalatja On behalf of your Penguin books, I thank you 😍 I'm sure they will forgive you in time! 7y
gossamerchild Those are lovely. 7y
Avanders 💚📚💛 7y
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JazzFeathers 😁👏👍 7y
susanw So pretty! 7y
LeahBergen So pretty! 😍 7y
Sarah83 😍😍😍😍 7y
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LeahBergen
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I have so many good reads waiting for me on my #ClassicsTBR but I'm "feeling" these ones coming up soon.
#JuneBookBugs

RealLifeReading ❤️Cranford 7y
Jess_Read_This That's such a pretty edition of Cranford! 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 7y
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DeborahSmall Dangerous Liaisons ❤️ (edited) 7y
saresmoore I know the feeling. 7y
CindyMyLifeIsLit They all look awesome! The movie for Les Liasisons Dangereuses was so awesome that it only makes me want to read the book even more. 7y
KarenUK Oh my... three FABULOUS choices! 🙌💕💕 7y
DrexEdit Such beautiful editions! 😍 7y
drokka Excellent choices! 7y
batsy Cranford is an absolute delight and Middlemarch is like all of life in it 💕 7y
shawnmooney I've only read Gaskell's North and South, which I really liked. And Middlemarch is in a class all its own! 😍 7y
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Moray_Reads
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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A disproportionate number of the wonderful ladies of Cranford are in their #goldenyears. A lovelier, funnier, more heartwarming (and heartbreaking) book you could hardly wish for #JuneTunz

LeahBergen I need to move this up my TBR immediately! 7y
batsy Oh, lovely choice ❤️ 7y
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Jas16
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Cranford is about a group of women in their #goldenyears living in a small town. It a book about female friendships as tragedies are faced and times change. #junetunes

Cinfhen Sounds good 💛 7y
drokka I've always wanted to read the book, but I have seen the (I think BBC) mini-series and really enjoyed it. Loved Dame Judy Dench's character. Always in a tough spot that one. 7y
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amycollard
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Mehso-so

I really wanted to love this one, but it just wasn't my favorite. It read more like interlocking short stories, rather than a novel (that's not necessarily a bad thing, but was different than what I was expecting). Not much plot to speak of. It does give a great peek into English village life at the time, in a place made up mostly of women, so it's not all about finding a husband. And the cover is beautiful!

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Tanner
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Finished! It started out slow and a bit depressing in the beginning - a couple of times I wondered about the point of some of the events. I still wonder, but it did pick up and And overall it was a pretty good read. Not jump up and down with excitement, but good. I'm really liking the serial app - I've been using the freebie version and wondering if it's worth going for the upgrade?

BookishTrish I love the upgrade because I can pause a title when life gets heavy. 8y
Tanner @BookishTrish Yeah, that would be a good feature to have. 8y
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Tanner
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Day 25 #SlowRead #ReadJanuary Here's one of my slow reads. I'm also trying to get through some of the books in the Outlander series, but they're soooo long!

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Imagineannie
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EvieBee Yes! 8y
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MoniqueChristine
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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"...God forbid!' Said she, in a low voice, 'that I should grieve any young hearts.''

Awwww, that means Martha gets to have a nice young man look in on her :) cute!

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merelybookish
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Do any #audiobook fans out there use #librivox? Trying it out for the first time and finding the narration stilted. Wondering if all books are read by amateurs. I like that they are putting more books from the common domain on audio. But it's also making me appreciate how difficult it is to read aloud in an engaging way. 🙄

TheBookAddict My husband tried it and he picked a few, but was disappointed. It could just be because we have become accustomed to the quality of the content on audible. 8y
merelybookish @TheBookAddict Good to know I'm not the only one. I ended up bailing on Cranford. 8y
readinginthedark They are all read by amateurs, and a lot of them are not great. I've found a couple that were good, but if your library has a wide audio selection, it's not worth much time to sift through. 8y
merelybookish @readinginthedark Thanks. I figured someone on here would be in the know. So often classic literature on Overdrive is abridged so I was excited by this option. Oh well. 8y
readinginthedark @merelybookish Oh, I know! I have to get classics from my library on physical CDs usually. 😕 8y
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luciaci
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"In The first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women."

#shortstories #racconti #classics #classici #opening #inizio #books #libri #openinglines #quote #citazione

BethFishReads Loved Cranfield 8y
BethFishReads Cranford. Stoooopid autocorrect 8y
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BookishFeminist
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Delightful book by one of my fave English ladies. Historically, this book is a bold statement on women's abilities to live w/o men as the centerpiece & have friendships amongst themselves when they were believed to have "separate spheres." But it's also like looking into a quaint, lace-trimmed window on 19th cent English country life. The characters are charming & witty as they tell anecdotes about their lives. No definitive plot, but very fun. ?

Martyn_J_Pass I wonder if the same argument could be made about men not feeling that women should be the centrepiece of their lives? A crazy thought I just had when I read your review. I might take a look at this book. 8y
BookishFeminist @The_Bear What do you mean with your line of thinking? In this book I think it would be difficult to make that argument since women are the focus- men dip in and out of the book & certain women's anecdotes, but we don't get their perspectives. I think I see where you're going though if you're referring to the separate spheres theory. 8y
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LauraBeth Sold! 😀 8y
BookishFeminist @LauraBeth It's fun! You'll like it I think. 😀 8y
Martyn_J_Pass @BookishFeminist It was a thought generated by your wording. I'd like to develop it in my head a bit before I try to explain it lol. My reply was a long winded way of saying 'I'd like to read this book' ha ha ha 8y
Sue I love Gaskell's stuff - she was a pretty fearless writer. 8y
shawnmooney A few years ago I read and very very much enjoyed North and South. I'd like to this one too! 8y
BookishFeminist @The_Bear Gotcha! I clarify a bit more in my last post on the book & talk more about the separate spheres concept- might help jog your thoughts. :) 8y
BookishFeminist @Sue She was! I love her gothic stuff- that's how I came to know her & glad I picked this one up too. I'll be watching the mini series soon. :) 8y
shawnmooney Now that I'm reading Jane Eyre, I might like to try Gaskell's biography of Brontë – have you read it? 8y
BookishFeminist @shawnmooney You definitely might! North & South is good. I read that so long ago though that I don't know how to compare them. And yes, I've read her biography of Charlotte Bronte & actually need to reread it soon for a research project. It's considered definitive. 👍🏼 8y
BookishFeminist @shawnmooney It's worth noting that they were good friends. 😀 8y
shawnmooney @BookishFeminist If you think of it, let me know when you're going to reread it. I might tag along, reading-wise. :) 8y
BookishFeminist @shawnmooney Ok I'll let you know! 8y
Sue North and South is great, but I think Mary Barton is my favourite. It was absolutely groundbreaking for the time. 8y
BookishFeminist @Sue Mary Barton is my favorite too. I also really like her ghost stories. 8y
Posemn This is a great review. I have added Gaskell's book(s) to my ever growing list(s). 8y
RealLifeReading 👍👍 8y
MrBook Great pic! 8y
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Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Relaxing Wednesday morning. 🌄📖🕯☕️

I'm flying through this book because I'm enjoying it so much. Elizabeth Gaskell's characters are...eccentric. Let's put it that way. 😂

CoffeeAndABook Looks like a perfect moment in time 🎈 Also I love the beautiful binding of your book. Sounds like a quirky read 😉 8y
Zelma Lovely picture and sounds like a very relaxing morning. 👍☕️ 8y
hlgreenfield One of my fav books. Gaskell should be up there with Austen as one of the greats! 8y
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Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Curling up with a feminist classic for a while before dinner time. ??

I've never read this one before but love Elizabeth Gaskell. I'm really excited by its premise of a female-only society to combat the misconstrued "separate sphere" concept of 1800s England where women were believed incapable of creating and maintaining female friendships. Gaskell's like NOPE, y'all are wrong. ??

#feministbooks #readwomen

BethFishReads Loved this one 8y
BookishFeminist @BethFishReads Awesome! Elizabeth Gaskell can do no wrong in my eyes so I'm sure I will too 😀 8y
BethFishReads You'll have to see the movie after you finish. It's a classic and fun 8y
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Yamich49 Ooooo this has been on my TBR for a while! I don't think I knew what it was about tho - your description is making me want to read it even more! 8y
BookishFeminist @BethFishReads Will do! I'll add it to my watch list. 8y
BookishFeminist @Yamich49 I think you'd like it- there's some not so casual misandry in it. ? "She wore a cravat & a little bonnet like a jockey-cap & altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! She knew they were superior." ?? 8y
Amandajoy You've made me want to read some of her work soon! 8y
BooksForYears I love your "books & 'bucks" photo series! 8y
BookishFeminist @Amandajoy Enjoy! I love her gothic stuff- she's one of my favorite lady writers. 😀 8y
BookishFeminist @BooksForYears 😂😂 thanks! My partner works there so I've always got it on hand. It's a convenient excuse to cover up the fact that I'd be addicted anyway. I like the idea of a #BooksnBucks hashtag. 😀 8y
Yamich49 @BookishFeminist 😆😆😆🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💁🏻💁🏻 Sounds perfect! I'll add it to my to buy notebook and hopefully I can find a cheap used copy on my road trip next week! 👍🏽👍🏽 8y
BookishFeminist @Yamich49 Yessss!! Do it! This edition is gorgeous. If not I'm pretty sure you can find it on kindle for free since it's in the public domain! I love discovering old feminist work like this- I picked this up because of the cover & it's been on my TBR bc I love Gaskell, but discovered it's awesome feminism when I read the intro. I'm so thrilled!!😂😂 8y
Yamich49 @BookishFeminist It is gorgeous!! I'm pretty sure I actually have all of her books on my kindle but I feel like this is one I would want a physical copy of - especially if I find a pretty one like this! I love Gaskell too! Right? I've had the miniseries on my to-watch list too and never realized what it was about! 😆 8y
RealLifeReading I love love Gaskell. I confess I only started reading her after watching the North and South series! (Richard Armitage 😍) 8y
[DELETED] 3323341091 such a great read! and your edition is pretty. 8y
LeahBergen I read Mary Barton in university and own this one(and have been meaning to read it for ages!) Watch the BBC mini-series, too. It's really good. 8y
Yamich49 @RealLifeReading OMG same here! Which is the opposite of what I usually do - read the book then watch the miniseries. I love the North and South miniseries and Richard Armitage! He is the perfect Thornton. 😍 8y
BookishFeminist @Yamich49 Yes! These editions are all so pretty. I want them all. 😍😍😍 gotta get on the miniseries when I'm done with this- I don't watch many movies so I rarely get to those first! I'll have to watch N&S too. Maybe when I'm holed up this winter. 😊 8y
BookishFeminist @RealLifeReading She's amazing- I'm going to have to watch the North & South miniseries! It's rare I watch something first before the book but not because I have anything against it- I just watch a lot less than I read. I'm all about Richard Armitage. 😍😍 8y
BookishFeminist @fern Glad you enjoyed it! I am too so far. This is my library's edition but I may go out and buy it because it's so pretty. 8y
BookishFeminist @LeahBergen You'd probably like this one! I'm loving it so far. I definitely plan to watch the mini series when I'm done. 😀 8y
mhillis This is the only one of her books I've read! Hope you enjoy it. Ill look into the others! 8y
BookishFeminist @mhillis how did you like it? I hope you enjoy her others! She writes some excellent gothic stuff. 8y
mhillis It's not the kind of book I usually read but I liked it😉 I'd be interested to see the tv series too 8y
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