Gaskell was brought up by an aunt in Knutsford (which later formed the basis for Cranford) and moved to Manchester and married in 1832. Her first novel was published in 1848, Mary Barton, which was very popular with the public, if not the critics. Dickens, who was impressed with the novel, invited Gaskell to contribute to his magazine, Household Words, and the sketches she provided were eventually published as Cranford in 1853. Her other famous works include North and South (1855), The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857), and Lois the Witch (1859). |
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