Cousin Phillis

In "Cousin Phillis," Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell intricately weaves a tale set against the backdrop of the burgeoning industrial revolution in 19th-century England. Through the eyes of Paul Manning, the narrator, Gaskell explores the delicate relationship between rural life and the encroaching changes brought by industrialization. The novella is marked by Gaskell's characteristic realism and rich c...