Happy 200th Birthday, Elizabeth Gaskel

Laurel Ann from Austenprose is hosting a birthday party for Elizabeth Gaskell on her 200th birthday!. The following bloggers are posting information about her on the same day. If you leave a comment on any of these blogs (including this one), you will be eligible to win a Naxos Audio book of North and South (value: $90). Listed are the participating blogs, including Jane Austen's World and Tony's blog, London Calling.

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Biography

• 1.) Elizabeth Gaskell’s life and times: Vic – Jane Austen’s World

Novels/Biography

• 2.) Mary Barton (1848) Book: Kelly – Jane Austen Sequel Examiner
• 3.) Cranford (2007) Movie: Laura – The Calico Critic
• 4.) Ruth (1853) Book: Joanna – Regency Romantic
• 5.) North and South (1854–5) Book: Laurel Ann – Austenprose
• 6.) North and South (2004) Movie: Maria – Fly High
• 7.) Sylvia’s Lovers (1863) Book: Courtney – Stiletto Storytime
• 8.) Wives and Daughters (1865) Book: Katherine – November’s Autumn
• 9.) Wives and Daughters (1999) Movie: Elaine – Random Jottings
• 10.) The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) Book & (1973) Movie, The Brontes of Haworth: JaneGS – Reading, Writing, Working, Playing

Novellas

• 11. Mr. Harrison’s Confessions (1851) Book: Alexandra – The Sleepless Reader
• 12. My Lady Ludlow (1859) Book: Alexandra – The Sleepless Reader
• 13. Cousin Phillis (1864) Book: Alexandra – The Sleepless Reader

Resources

• 14.) Your Gaskell Library – Links to MP3′s, ebooks, audio books, other downloads and reading resources available online: Janite Deb -Jane Austen in Vermont
• 15) Plymouth Grove - A Visit to Elizabeth Gaskell’s home in Manchester: Tony Grant –London Calling