Morton Hall. Cousin Phyllis

«Cousin Phyllis» — the last completed novel by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell, which is considered one of her greatest achievements; it is a touching and sad tale of love and thwarted hopes, in which there is no didactic pathos, but there is watercolor transparency and accuracy in describing the subtle spiritual experiences of the main characters. The story «Morton Hall» — the story of an ancient English castle and several generations of its owners, a story in which Gaskell's gift as an engaging storyteller is fully manifested, a talent for which she is rightly called the beautiful Scheherazade of English literature. The collection also includes «The Revelations of Mr. Harrison» — a tale full of humor and irony about the adventures of a young bachelor who came from London to a provincial English town to practice medicine and unexpectedly found himself with three brides at once... In this edition, the works of Elizabeth Gaskell are published in new translations.