Cousin Phyllis
A Romance, British Literature, 19th Century book. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,...
A haunting, beautifully controlled novella, Cousin Phyllis is considered to be among Elizabeth Gaskell's finest short works. Lodging with a minister on the outskirts of London, Paul Manning is initially dismayed to discover that the uncle he must visit in the country is also a churchman. Yet far from the oppressively religious household he envisages,...
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- Pages: 124 pages
- ISBN: 9781843911463 / 1843911469
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I've read Elizabeth Gaskell before this one (5th) so I knew she was a good writer, but I was still amazed at how good this short novel was. The writing, the characters, the setting, the story, everything was just perfect. I would think for any modern day writer, this story would be a good example of how to go about it, and how to do... This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is an unabridged version, 48MB, running for 3.5 hours.Review from "The Dark Side of the Moon"Like "Cranford" and "Wives and Daughters", the novella "Cousin Phillis" is a variation on the themes that seemed to have preoccupied Elizabeth Gaskell: the... It's a story about a guy named Paul who gets a job building a railroad and stays with his distant relatives, Cousin Phyllis and her mom and dad. He expects them to be dumb cuz they're religious country hicks but actually Phyllis and her dad are both geniuses and really kind, charasmatic people.Drama ensues when he introduces them to...
