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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: Quick Facts

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Born September 29, 1810 • England
Died November 12, 1865 (aged 55) • near Alton • England
Notable Works “Cranford” • “Mary Barton” • “North and South” • “Ruth” • “Sylvia’s Lovers” • “Wives and Daughters”

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