This ebook collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.This collection contains the complete works of the great Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell, including novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and a biography of Charlotte Bronte.Introduction:Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellNovels:Mary BartonThe Moorland CottageCranfordNorth and SouthSylvia's LoversWives and DaughtersA Dark Night's WorkShort Stories& Novellas:Round the SofaMy Lady LudlowAn Accursed RaceThe Doom of the GriffithsHalf a Life-Time AgoThe Poor ClareThe Half-BrothersCousin PhillisCompany MannersMr. Harrison's ConfessionsThe Sexton's HeroThe Grey WomanCurious if TrueSix Weeks at HeppenheimLibbie Marsh's Three ErasChristmas Storms and SunshineHand and HeartBessy's Troubles at HomeDisappearancesLizzie LeighThe Well of Pen-MorthaThe Heart of John MiddletonTraits and Stories of the HuguenotsMorton HallMy French MasterThe Squire's StoryThe Manchester MarriageLois the WitchThe Crooked BranchThe Old Nurse's StoryClopton HouseCrowley CastleTwo Fragments of Ghost StoriesThe Shah's English GardenerThe Deserted MansionA Visit to EtonThe Cage at CranfordSome Passages from the History of the Chomley FamilyThe Ghost in the Garden RoomPoetry:Sketches Among the PoorBranThe Scholar's StoryOther Works:The Life of Charlotte BrontëCumberland Sheep-ShearersTraits and Stories of The HugenotsModern Greek SongsAn Italian InstitutionA Fear for the FutureBiography:Mrs. Gaskell and Knutsford by George A. PayneElizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.