Quick Classics Collection 19thCentu..., Elizabeth Gaskell
Quick Classics Collection 19thCentu..., Elizabeth Gaskell
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Quick Classics Collection: 19th-Century Writers

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell, Walter Scott, George Eliot

Narrator: Prunella Scales, Tim Pigott-Smith, Dame Judi Dench

Abridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2020


Synopsis

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. Three of the finest novels of the 19th Century are brought together in this wide-ranging collection. From the rumblings of provincial England in and to a wild and dangerous journey across the Holy Lands in , these classic novels of the Georgian and Victorian period are as relevant and important today as they ever have been. These classic stories are read by ’ Prunella Scales; ’s Tim Pigott-Smith; and Dame Judi Dench. This collection includes:• Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, read by Prunella Scales• Ivanhoe by Walter Scott, read by Tim Pigott-Smith• Silas Marner by George Eliot, read by Dame Judi Dench

About Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was born in London but grew up in the north of England in the village of Knutsford. In 1832, she married the Reverend William Gaskell and had four daughters and one son who died in infancy. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848 and won the attention of Charles Dickens; most of her later work was published in his journals. Among her notable works are the novels North and South and Cranford, as well as her famous biography The Life of Charlotte Bronte.


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