Cousin Phillis [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Gaskell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2008

Cousin Phillis, by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - Elizabeth Gaskell's celebrated story, Cousin Phillis, is an understated yet moving look at how our lives can entwine with those around us. Paul Manning is celebrating being independent for the first time in his life, with his new lodgings and a new job on the railroad. Out of an obligation to his mother he visits the Holmans, cousins who live nearby. He befriends Phillis - the shy, graceful daughter of the family - and introduces her to his coworker Holdsworth, thus affecting Phillis's life in ways he could not have foreseen. A Victorian writer whose work often focused on the people who others ignored, Elizabeth Gaskell's masterfully written prose continues to entertain today. This powerful novella, written when she had fully matured as a writer, has been called the most perfect story in English.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Akasha Classics (May 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605120294
• ISBN-13: 978-1605120294
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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3.0 out of 5 stars I Enjoyed This Story But....., July 20, 2009

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I felt it could have been more developed. I would have liked to have seen this as a novel instead of a small novella or a large short story.

The theme of her story was there-that in general, women love longer and are more loyal, whereas men tend to be more fickle, as a passage of time tends to cause them to forget.

I understood that, but I felt this could have been more developed. I was also left, wanting to know more of what happened to the heroine.

It is a good read, but I believe most would feel more satisfied if they bought this little novella/short story in a book that had a collection of Mrs. Gaskell's short stories in which this was one of several.