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Elizabet Gaskell — odna iz samieh znachimieh britanskih pisatelnic viktorianskoi epohi. Ee tvorchestvo sochetaet tonkii psihologizm, socialnuu nabludatelnost, teplotu i chelovechnost. "Krenford" — eto ocharovatelnaia i trogatelnaia hronika jizni malenkogo provincialnogo gorodka. Glavniee geroini — pojiliee damie iz srednego klassa, chi priviechki, predrassudki i malenkie tainie stanoviatsia osnovoi dlia ironichnieh, a poroi i melanholichnieh zarisovok. "Krenford" schitaetsia klassikoi angliiskoi literaturie, a ego geroini — odnimi iz samieh obaiatelnieh i zapominaushihsia v tvorchestve Gaskell.

Elizabeth Gaskell is one of the most important British writers of the Victorian era. Her work combines subtle psychology, social observation, warmth and humanity. "Cranford" is a charming and touching chronicle of the life of a small provincial town. The main characters are elderly middle—class ladies, whose habits, prejudices and little secrets become the basis for ironic and sometimes melancholic sketches. Cranford is considered a classic of English literature, and its heroines are among the most charming and memorable in Gaskell's work.