Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810–1865) was an eminent Victorian author known for her keen social observation and varied narrative style, reflecting the complexities of the 19th-century society. Born in London, Gaskell's early life in Knutsford, Cheshire, informed much of her later work. Her textual contributions encompass industrial novels, such as 'North and South', which comments on the class di...