The Moorland Cottage [Paperback]

Elizabeth Gaskell (Author)

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Publication Date: August 17, 2008

A young girl called Maggie, loves her overbearing brother, despite his occasional bullying. But will she give up the man she loves at her brother's insistence? Yes, the plot does have similarities with George Eliot's 'The Mill on the Floss' and the heroines share the same name. Both have a similar climactic scene. Eliot's novel dates from 1860, so Gaskell's book came first. Despite the plot similarities, the treatment of the theme is rather different.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Gaskell is the author of Cousin Phyllis, The Cranford Chronicles, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, Mary Barton, North and South, and many others.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (August 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1438270267
• ISBN-13: 978-1438270265
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, but ..., February 2, 2010

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This review is from: The Moorland Cottage (Kindle Edition)

The Moorland Cottage is a predictable 19th century British romance (actually written in the 19th century) that follows the literary formula of its day. With that said, sometimes don't you just want to let yourself fall into a romantic novel and pretend it's your life? I don't know anything about the author, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, so I don't know how successful she was, but she succeeded with this little novel. I fell in love, had my hopes dashed, and was rescued from a fate worse than death all in the space of a few hours. Gaskell is no Jane Austin, but Ms. Austen didn't write enough books to satisfy my thirst for a good romantic fairy tale written during a time when those books were the bestselling fiction of their day. If you're in the right frame of mind, pick it up and enjoy.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another work of Mrs. Gaskell's that is well worth a read, July 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Moorland Cottage (Paperback)

If you enjoyed Cranford you will enjoy this sweet little novella. It is the story of Maggie Browne, a truly kind, sweet, and totally unselfish girl who has a brother, who is the complete opposite of her in personality.

Although Maggie knows her brother for what he is,she still loves him, and I am sure you can imagine the conflict,sacrifice, and pain, Maggie will face because of her brother's selfishness.

Maggie and her brother's relationship reminded me much of Molly and Cynthia's in "Wives and Daughters," another of Mrs. Gaskell's stories.

Mrs. Gaskell never finshed "Wives and Daughters", and so we do not know for sure that Molly is rewarded with the love of the man she loves.

However in in this novella, Maggie is eventually rewarded with the devotion of the man she loves, in spite of her brother.

I understand this story will be woven into the new Cranford adaptation sequel. It has the caliber of Cranford, Mr. Harrison's Confession, and My Lady Ludlow, a good choice to be sure!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 90% of this story was good...., May 29, 2010

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This story had potential. The writing made me like a few characters, loath a couple others and even cry a tear or two.... All was rolling along, I'm enjoying the storyline very much - until the last few chapters. The author took an odd turn in the storyline and then abruptly ended it. The turn of events is so strange I'm tempted to look as see if the upload of the public domain title has been tampered with. Is it a strange joke?

I also have no idea why the story is called The Moorland Cottage.

Go ahead and skip this one. Instead I recommend The Enchanted April or Understood Betsy.

this upload also had a handful of strange typos. I won't score it low for that reason but it could be easily fixed.