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My Lady Ludlow

Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Series
Timeless Classics
Language
English
Length
182 pages
ISBN
9781909904682
Published
15 October 2013
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Aristocracy
  • tradition
  • progress
  • social codes
  • community
  • rural England
  • hierarchy
  • compassion
  • conflicts
  • challenges

Description

Lady Ludlow is a complex and fascinating character, who embodies the contradictions and tensions of her time. On the one hand, she is a deeply traditional and conservative figure, who believes in the strict hierarchy and social codes of her class. On the other hand, she is also a compassionate and caring woman, who is committed to helping the poor and vulnerable members of her community. As the story unfolds, Lady Ludlow becomes embroiled in a series of conflicts and challenges that test her beliefs and her values. She must contend with the changing political and social landscape of her time, as well as the personal dramas and tragedies that unfold around her.

Author

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) widened the Victorian novel's moral imagination. Published by Dickens in Household Words and admired by contemporaries from Ruskin to George Eliot, she wrote fiction that refused to look away from social suffering — child labour, class division, the hidden cost of industrial progress — while never losing warmth or narrative pleasure.

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