Audiobooks by Elizabeth Gaskell

Wonder Of Women - Ghost Stories

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Ghost Stories - An Introduction2 - Man Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit3 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton4 - The Story of Salome by Amelia Edwards5 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman6 - A Spirit Elopement by Clotilde Graves7 - Since I Died by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps8 - Reality or Delusion by Mrs Ellen Wood9 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards10 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton11 - The Ghost at the Rath by Rosa Mulholland12 - Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor House by Clara Venn13 - The Ghost by Catherine Wells14 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton15 - The Little Room by Madeline Yale Wynne16 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant17 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant18 - To Let by B M Croker19 - Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley.wav20 - The Runaway by Marion Hepworth-Dixon21 - The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards22 - The 4 15 Express by Amelia Edwards23 - The Token by May Sinclair24 - The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton25 - The Readjustment by Mary Austin26 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon27 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell28 - Dionea - Part 1 by Vernon Lee29 - Dionea - Part 2 by Vernon Lee30 - John Charrington's Wedding by Edith Nesbit"

Amelia B. Edwards, B M Croker, Catherine Wells, Clara Venn, Clotilde Graves, Edith Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Gertrude Atherton, Hesba Stretton, Madeline Yale Wynne, Margaret Oliphant, Marion Hepworth-Dixon, Mary Austin, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, May Sinclair, Mrs Ellen Wood, Rhoda Broughton, Rosa Mulholland, Vernon Lee (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Wonder Of Women - Victorian Ghost Stories

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Victorian Ghost Stories - An Introduction2 - John Charrington's Wedding by Edith Nesbit3 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon4 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards5 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell6 - The Runaway by Marion Hepworth-Dixon7 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton8 - The Little Room by Madeline Yale Wynne9 - To Let by B M Croker10 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant11 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant"

Amelia B. Edwards, B M Croker, Edith Nesbit, Elizabeth Gaskell, Madeline Yale Wynne, Margaret Oliphant, Marion Hepworth-Dixon, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Rhoda Broughton (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Janet Fullerlove, Kelly Burke (Narrator)

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Wonder Of Women - The Darker Sex

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - The Darker Sex - An Introduction2 - The Lifted Veil - Part 1 by George Eliot3 - The Lifted Veil - Part 2 by George Eliot4 - John Charrington's Wedding by Edith Nesbit5 - Luz by Elinor Mordaunt6 - Lena Wrace by May Sinclair7 - Tamar by Lady Eleanor Smith8 - Sylvia by Bessie Kyffin Taylor9 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell10 - In the Mist by Mary E Penn11 - In the Séance Room by Lettice Galbraith12 - Behind the Curtain by Gertrude Barrows Bennett writing as Francis Stevens13 - Behind the Wall by Violet Jacob14 - Under The Electrics by Clotilde Graves writing as Richard Dehan15 - The Face in the Glass by Mary Elizabeth Braddon16 - The Strange Looking Man by Fanny Kemble Johnson17 - The Three Kisses by Violet Quirk18 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell19 - Since I Died by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps20 - The Devil's Mother-in-Law by Fernan Caballeron21 - In Dark New England Days by Sarah Orne Jewett"

Bessie Kyffin Taylor, Charlotte Riddell, Clotilde Graves writing as Richard Dehan, Edith Nesbit, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Fanny Kemble Johnson, Fernan Caballeron, George Eliot, Gertrude Barrows Bennett writing as Francis Stevens, Lady Eleanor Smith, Lettice Galbraith, Mary E Penn, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, May Sinclair, Sarah Orne Jewett, Violet Jacob, Violet Quirk (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Lisa Bowerman, Robert Maskell (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Disapproving Fathers

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

Elizabeth Gaskell, Leo Tolstoy, Stephen Crane (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Social Standing

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

Elizabeth Gaskell, F Scott Fitzgerald, O Henry (Author), John-Michael MacDonald, Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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19th Century English Love Stories Not by Jane Austen

"In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.1 - 19th Century English Love Stories Not by Jane Austen - An Introduction2 - The Lagoon by Joseph Conrad3 - The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley4 - The Mass for the Dead by Edith Nesbit5 - The Sexton's Hero by Elizabeth Gaskell6 - Diary of a Plain Girl by Amy Levy7 - Modern Melodrama by Hugo Crackanthorpe8 - Suggestion by Mrs Ernest Leverson9 - The Last House in C Street by Mrs Craik10 - The Story of Salome by Amelia Edwards"

Amelia B. Edwards, Amy Levy, Edith Nesbit, Elizabeth Gaskell, Hugo Crackanthorpe, Joseph Conrad, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mrs Craik, Mrs Ernest Leverson (Author), Eve Karpf, Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell (Narrator)

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Lessons from Literature - Stories Exploring Women's Choice in Marriage

"Being curious, learning from all of our experiences, is one of our most pleasing traits as human beings. In this series we examine particular facets of ourselves and, with the aid of many classic authors, delve into characters and stories that not only entertain us, but inform us on how short stories can help us both deal and understand issues that touch and weave into our lives with the words and narratives of many wise talents.Even in these more modern times not everyone is free to choose their partners. Nations, cultures and religions around the globe are not as inclusive as we are and we think they should be. With the insight and talents of these classic authors we are shown that even in quite recent times choice in marriage was, in essence, in the gift of others.01 - Lessons From Literature - Stories Exploring Women's Choice in Marriage - An Introduction2 - The Ice Palace by F Scott Fitzgerald3 - The Kiss by Kate Chopin4 - Second Best by D H Lawrence5 - The Unfortunate Bride or The Blind Lady a Beauty by Aphra Behn6 - Madame Rose Hanie by Khalil Gibran7 - Sister Josepha by Alice Dunbar Nelson8 - Right At Last by Elizabeth Gaskell9 - The Difference by Ellen Glasgow10 - An Outcast of the People by Bithia Mary Croker11 - The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov12 - The Skylight Room by O Henry13 - Mrs Pierrepoint by Amy Levy14 - How the Widow Won the Deacon by William James Lampton15 - Spurs by Tod Robbins16 - A New England Nun by Mary E Wilkins Freeman17 - Two Offers by Frances Watkins Harper"

Alice Dunbar Nelson, Amy Levy, Anton Chekhov, Aphra Behn, Bithia Mary Croker, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ellen Glasgow, F Scott Fitzgerald, Frances Watkins Harper, Kate Chopin, Khalil Gibran, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, O Henry, Tod Robbins, William James Lampton (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Kelly Burke, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Haunted House

"In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The dark forces of history have a way of settling in houses, usually large and rambling, but also small and nestled in a city, and from there all sorts of uneasy happenings begin. Authors have very playful imaginations, as well as some very disturbing ideas as they escalate the interactions between people and the growing source of terror that is with us and around us."

A C Benson, A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Allen Upward, B M Croker, Bram Stoker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, D.K. Broster, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eric Purves, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hesba Stretton, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Oscar Wilde, Rhoda Broughton, Richard Harris Barham, Rosa Mulholland, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu, W F Harvey, Walter Scott, William Hope Hodgson (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Haunted House Stories – The Definitive Collection

"The Haunted House is a house that rules our minds with fear. Once we think a house is haunted we prove the point to ourselves again and again. Every floorboard creak or window rattle or unexplained happening is proof concrete.In this anthology our authors go to exceptional lengths to unsettle our minds and open them up to all sorts of terrors. 1 - Haunted House - The Definitive Collection - An Introduction2 - The Lurking Fear - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Lurking Fear - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - They by Rudyard Kipling5 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde6 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde7 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson8 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton9 - The Ghost and the Bone-Setter by Sheridan Le Fanu10 - The Ghost at the Wrath by Rosa Mulholland11 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe12 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe13 - The House of the Black Evil by Eric Purves14 - The Villa by Elinor Mordaunt15 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood16 - The Deserted House by E T A Hoffman17 - Midnight House by W F Harvey18 - The Story of the Green House, Wallington by Allen Upward19 - The Judge's House by Bram Stoker20 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant21 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant22 - The Tapestried Chamber by Walter Scott23 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson24 - The Clock by W F Harvey 25 - The Closed Window by A C Benson26 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman27 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft28 - The Whispering Wall by H D Everett29 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman30 - Lost Hearts by M R James31 - Man Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit32 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu33 - To Let by B M Croker34 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton35 - The First Evening by Catherine Crowe36 - Smee by A M Burrage37 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien38 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen39 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey40 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit41 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham42 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell43 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell44 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton45 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton"

A C Benson, A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Allen Upward, B M Croker, Bram Stoker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eric Purves, Fitz James O'Brien, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hesba Stretton, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Oscar Wilde, Rhoda Broughton, Richard Harris Barham, Rosa Mulholland, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu, W F Harvey, Walter Scott, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley, William Dufris (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - Haunted House

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume our classic authors invite us in to share hospitality at a house most of us are ever keen to veer away from. But the invitation has been issued and it would be rude to disappoint, despite the rising fear that begins to take its chilling grip on us.01 - The Top 10 - Haunted House - An Introduction02 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe03 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe04 - They by Rudyard Kipling05 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft06 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit07 - Lost Hearts by M R James08 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson09 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell10 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu11 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood12 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen"

Algernon Blackwood, E F Benson, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Elizabeth Gaskell, H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, Marjorie Bowen, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Robbie Mcnab, William Dufris (Narrator)

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Cranford

"In the village of Cranford, decorum is maintained at all times. Despite their poverty, the ladies are never vulgar about money (or their lack of it), and always follow the rules of propriety. But this discretion and gentility does not keep away tragedy; and when the worst happens, the Amazons of Cranford show the true strength of their honest affections. A masterpiece of social comedy, Cranford is as moving as it is funny, and as sharp as it is tender."

Elizabeth Gaskell (Author), Clare Wille (Narrator)

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