The Elizabeth Gaskell Library

In which a devoted narrator recounts the heavy-hearted efforts to relieve a gentle soul beset by a mysterious and grievous affliction, aided by the prayers and ministrations of diverse friends and a s...

28 Jul 38min

In which a young gentleman learns the curious and sorrowful history of Mistress Lucy, a gentlewoman plagued by an unearthly doppelgänger and a haunting family curse, prompting him to seek aid from wis...

27 Jul 38min

In which a young lawyer, sent on a curious genealogical inquiry from his London uncle to the wilds of Ireland, uncovers mysterious family connections and, later, amidst the Yorkshire moors, becomes ac...

26 Jul 41min

In which an elderly narrator reflects upon the remote and time-worn Starkey Manor, introducing its Catholic owners and their loyal retainer Bridget Fitzgerald, whose deep maternal love and mysterious ...

25 Jul 33min

In which the long, unvaried years of Susan Dixon’s solitary life unfold with a steadfast clinging to familiar customs and distant memories, until a fierce winter night brings a haunting visitor that s...

24 Jul 26min

In which we accompany Susan Dixon through the quiet struggles of her life, marked by an aching memory and steadfast devotion to her brother Willie, whose challenges bring both weariness and fierce ten...

23 Jul 14min

In which Susan devotes herself with patient tenderness to her brother Willie’s care amidst the weighty difficulties of his condition and the hopes and tensions it brings to her relationships. Through ...

22 Jul 30min

In which Susan faces the heavy trial of her father’s illness and her own subsequent fever, awakening to a world altered by loss and uncertainty within the quiet remoteness of Yew Nook. Amidst the ling...

21 Jul 13min