Cranford Chapter 4 - Visit to an Old Bachelor
In which the ladies of Cranford are delicately invited to spend a day at Mr Holbrook’s quiet country home, revealing gentle reminiscences and the tender stirrings of past affection amidst rustic hospi...
21 Feb 27min
Cranford Chapter 3 - A Love Affair of Long Ago
In which the gentle rhythms of Cranford life continue in the quiet companionship of Miss Matilda, recently bereft of her sister, and the community’s small social upheavals mingle with the careful dome...
20 Feb 22min
Cranford Chapter 2 - The Captain
In which the quiet rhythms of Cranford life reveal the gentle trials and steadfast affections of the Brown family, whose modest fortunes and delicate health command the tender sympathies of their neig...
19 Feb 36min
Cranford Chapter 1 - Our Society
In which the quiet town of Cranford is revealed as a sanctuary ruled almost entirely by women, whose stately customs, genteel economy, and delicate social rituals create an atmosphere both particular ...
18 Feb 26min
Cranford Preface
In which the writer recalls, with a tender quickening of the heart, how Cranford first came to her by lamplight, and how that quiet little world of “elegant economy” seems to choose its own dear inhab...
17 Feb 36min
