Elizabeth Gaskell
A departure from the stories Elizabeth Gaskell wrote for Charles Dickensâ€™s ,Household Words, magazine,, The Poor Clare, is a dark, gothic novella of thwarted love and a family curse that vividly illustrates the social tensions of Victorian England.,The purposeful slaying of lonely Bridgetâ€™s beloved dog unleashes a torrent of rage that surges down through the generations. In her desire for revenge, Bridget utters a fearsome curse upon the dogâ€™s killer: All that the murderer loves most, he will lose.,This haunting story of â€œthe sins of the father being visited upon the childrenâ€ brilliantly shows off Gaskellâ€™s pioneering understanding of the tensions between Catholics and Protestants, and the harsh realities of class society. ,The Poor Clare, stands as an innovative and exciting gem in Elizabeth Gaskellâ€™s oeuvre.
Classics,Fiction,Gothic,Novella,Horror,Literature,19th Century,Short Stories,Literature,European Literature,British Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction
The Poor Clare