Short stories (Early works 1837-1852): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Short stories (Early works 1837-1852), credited to Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Short stories (Early works 1837-1852) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Read in English by Phil Benson. A collection of Elizabeth Gaskell's early short stories. Following the publication of Mary Barton in 1848, Gaskell published many of her short works for Charles Dickens's Household Words magazine between 1850 and 1858. Her earlier works were published in a variety of venues including Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (Sketches among the Poor), William Howitt's Visits to Remarkable Places (Clopton Hall), Howitt’s Journal of Literature and Popular Progress (Libbie Marsh, The Sexton's Hero, Christmas Storms and Sunshine), the Sunday School Penny Magazine (Hand and Heart, Bessy’s Troubles at Home), Sartain’s Union Magazine (The Last Generation in England, Martha Preston) and the Ladies Companion and Monthly Magazine (Mrs. Harrison's Confessions). Summary by Phil Benson.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Short stories (Early works 1837-1852)
• Author credits: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 10
• Listed recording duration: 4:56:42

Track guide

1. 01 - Sketches among the Poor No. 1 — 8:37
2. 02 - Clopton Hall — 8:04
3. 03 - Libby Marsh's Three Eras — 1:07:14
4. 04 - The Sexton's Hero — 25:24
5. 05 - Christmas Storms and Sunshine — 28:31
6. 06 - Hand and Heart — 45:21
7. 07 - The Last Generation in England — 19:34
8. 08 - Martha Preston — 33:43
9. 09 - The Deserted Mansion — 14:23
10. 10 - Bessy's Troubles at Home — 45:51

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