Cousin Phillis [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Gaskell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2008

COUSIN PHILLIS (1863) by Elizabeth Gaskell is a deceptively simple story of budding young love and its disappointment, as observed through the eyes of a young man who comes to stay with his Cousin Phillis and her family.

Gaskell is at the height of her form in this elegant classic novella of British Victorian family relationships, affections and complexity.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Norilana Books (September 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934648930
• ISBN-13: 978-1934648933
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,983,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.