Early Life
Where was Elizabeth Gaskell raised after her mother died?
Knutsford
What is Elizabeth Gaskell’s most famous industrial novel?
North and South.
Which famous novelist edited some of Gaskell's work?
Charles Dickens.
What social class conflict is central to North and South?
The divide between factory workers and mill owners.
What name did she publish some of her early stories under?
“Cotton Mather Mills” (a pseudonym).
In what year was Elizabeth Gaskell born?
1810
Which novel portrays the lives of gentlewomen in a small town and is based on her own childhood?
Cranford.
Which Brontë sister was Gaskell close friends with?
Charlotte Brontë
Which two regions of England are contrasted in North and South?
The industrial North and the rural South.
In which century did Elizabeth Gaskell write?
19th century.
What major personal loss inspired Gaskell to begin writing her first novel?
he death of her only son, William.
Which novel was unfinished at her death?
Wives and Daughters
Which author’s biography did Gaskell write?
Charlotte Brontë.
What theme did Gaskell explore by showing the struggles of working women and single mothers?
Gender inequality and social reform.
How many daughters did Elizabeth Gaskell have?
Four.
Who did Elizabeth Gaskell marry?
William Gaskell.
What was her debut novel?
Mary Barton
True or False: Gaskell and Dickens always agreed on everything editorially.
False.
What religious view influenced Gaskell’s focus on compassion and conscience?
Unitarianism.
True or False: Gaskell’s works were always accepted without controversy.
False.
Which city did she move to after her marriage, becoming a key setting for her industrial novels?
Manchester
Which novel deals with the story of a working-class girl seduced and abandoned by a wealthy man?
Ruth
What Victorian literary magazine did Dickens publish her stories in?
Household Words
How does Gaskell often portray female protagonists?
As strong, independent, morally thoughtful women
Where did Elizabeth Gaskell die?
In Holybourne, Hampshire.