MRS. GASKELL

BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICAL REMINISCENCE

MRS. GASKELL: Haunts, Homes and Stories. By Esther A. Chadwick. London. 1910.

MRS. GASKELL. By the same. London. 1913.

MRS. GASKELL. By A. E. Bayley. (Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign.) London. 1897.

MRS. GASKELL AND KNUTSFORD. By G. A. Payne. London. 1906.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Much valuable bibliographical information is contained in two little books by Mr. John Albert Green of the Manchester Reference Library:

A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE GASKELL COLLECTION IN THE MOSS-SIDE LIBRARY. Manchester. 1911.

CATALOGUE of an Exhibition of Books and Autographs illustrating the Life and Work of Mrs. E. C. Gaskell. Manchester. 1911.

Students may also be referred to:

GASKELL BIBLIOGRAPHY. A list of the writings of Mrs. E. C. Gaskell and of the Rev. William Gaskell. By Wm. E. A. and Ernest Axon. Manchester. 1895.

1848

MARY BARTON: A Tale of Manchester Life. (Quotation from Carlyle.) London: Chapman and Hall, 186 Strand. MDCCCXLVIII. 2 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4? × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. (x) [paged as viii] + 317 + (3). The place of half-title and verso is taken by a publishers' advertisement, 2 pp., listing: “Chapman and Hall's Series of Original Works in Fiction, Biography, and General Literature.”

Vol. II. pp. (ii) + 312.

No half-titles. Ribbed mulberry cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

Note—This book was published in October, 1848.

[1850]

LIBBIE MARSH'S THREE ERAS: A Lancashire Tale. London: Hamilton Adams and Co. 1 vol. 16mo. Pp. 72. Paper wrappers printed with title of story.

Note—This story first appeared in 1847, in Vol. I. of “Howitt's Journal,” over the pseudonym “Cotton Mather Mills.” It was issued by Chapman and Hall over the author's name in 1855 as a fourpenny pamphlet of twenty-four pages.

1850

*THE SEXTON'S HERO AND CHRISTMAS STORMS AND SUNSHINE. Contributed by the authoress of Mary Barton. For the benefit of the Macclesfield Public Baths and Washhouses. Manchester: Johnson, Rawson and Co. 1850. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Pp. 28. Paper wrappers.

Note—These stories first appeared in 1847 and 1848 in Vols. II. and III. of “Howitt's Journal,” over the pseudonym “Cotton Mather Mills.” They were reissued under one cover by Chapman and Hall in 1855 over the author's name.

1850

*LIZZIE LEIGH: A Domestic Tale from “Household Words.” By Charles Dickens. New York. Dewitt and Davenport. 1850. 1 vol. 12mo. Buff paper wrappers printed in black with wording as above.

Note—This pamphlet was a pirated edition of a story published anonymously in “Household Words” and rashly assumed by the pirates to have been written by Dickens. It made a further appearance the next year in The Irving Offering (New York, 1851), still over Dickens' name.

1850

THE MOORLAND COTTAGE. By the author of Mary Barton. With illustrations by Birket Foster. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1850. 1 vol. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Pp. (viii) + 182 + (2). Advertisement of Mary Barton occupies p. (183). Line-engraved frontispiece and picture title-page precede printed title-page. Other line-engraved illustrations here and there in the text. Maroon cloth, full gilt, blocked in gold and blind. Pale yellow end-papers.

Note—This book was published in December, 1850.

1853

RUTH: A Novel. By the author of Mary Barton (Quotation from Phineas Fletcher.) London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1853. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7?).

Vol. I. pp. (ii) + 298. Publishers' advertisements, 36 pp., dated 1853, bound in at end.

Vol. II. pp. (ii) + 328.

Vol. III. pp. (ii) + 311 + (1).

No half-titles. Dull purple cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers, of which those at front of Vols. I. and II. are printed with publishers' advertisements.

Note—This book was published in January, 1853.

1853

CRANFORD. By the author of Mary Barton, Ruth etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1853. 1 vol. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Pp. iv + 324. No half-title. Olive-green embossed cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Yellow end-papers.

1854

*TWO LECTURES ON LANCASHIRE DIALECT. By the author of Mary Barton. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Paper wrappers.

1855

LIZZIE LEIGH AND OTHER TALES. By the Author of Mary Barton, Ruth etc. Cheap Edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1855. 1 vol. Sm. Cr. 8vo (4½ × 7). Pp. (viii) + 304. Yellow paper boards.

Contents: The Well of Pen Morfa—The Heart of John Middleton—Disappearances—The Old Nurse's Story—Traits and Stories of the Huguenots—Moreton Hall—My French Master—The Squire's Story—Company Manners—Mr. Harrison's Confessions—Libbie Marsh's Three Eras—The Sexton's Hero—Christmas Storms and Sunshine—Hand and Heart—Bessie's Troubles at Home.

This is the first edition of all the above stories, with the exception of Lizzie Leigh, Libbie Marsh's Three Eras, The Sexton's Hero, Christmas Storms and Sunshine, Hand and Heart, and Bessie's Troubles at Home.

Notes—(i) This book was published in September, 1855. It is a volume in Chapman and Hall's Select Library of Fiction, published at two shillings.

(ii) It may be of interest to enthusiasts to know that Lizzie Leigh was adapted for the stage by W. R. Waldron and published in May, 1872, as No. 1393 in Lacy's Acting Editions of British Plays. Mrs. Gaskell must be absolved from all responsibility for this dramatization.

1855

NORTH AND SOUTH. By the author of Mary Barton, Ruth, Cranford etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1855. 2 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. (viii) + 320. Advertisement of previous works by the same author occupies p. (i), preceding half-title. Publishers' advertisements, 4 pp., bound in at end.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 361 + (1). Dark brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

Note—This book was published in March, 1855.

1855

*HAND AND HEART and BESSIE'S TROUBLES AT HOME. By the author of Mary Barton. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1855. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Paper wrappers.

1857

THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË, Author of Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette ETC. By E. C. Gaskell, author of Mary Barton, Ruth etc. (Quotation from Aurora Leigh.) London: Smith Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. 1857. 2 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4? × 8).

Vol. I. pp. viii + 352.

Vol. II. pp. viii + 327 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 16 pp., dated March, 1857, bound in at end.

Three illustrations in steel engraving—two in Vol. I., one in Vol. II.—all printed separately. Dark brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

Note—This book was published in April, 1857.

1859

ROUND THE SOFA. By the author of Mary Barton, Life of Charlotte BrontË etc. etc. London: Sampson Low Son and Co., 47 Ludgate Hill. 1859. 2 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4? × 7?).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 340. Publishers' advertisement slip, printed on yellow paper, should be found inserted between the front end-papers.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 297 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 12 pp., printed on text paper and dated March, 1859, bound in at end.

No half-titles. Scarlet embossed cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

Contents: Vol. I., Round the Sofa—My Lady Ludlow. Vol. II., The Accursed Race—The Doom of the Griffiths—Half a Life-time Ago—The Poor Clare—The Half-Brothers.

Notes—(i) This book was published in March, 1859.

(ii) It should be observed that only Vol. II. contains a list of contents, the corresponding page (iv) in Vol. I. being occupied by an author's note.

1860

RIGHT AT LAST: And Other Tales. By the author of Mary Barton, Life of Charlotte BrontË, Round the Sofa etc. etc. London: Sampson Low Son and Co., 47 Ludgate Hill. 1860. 1 vol. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4? × 7¾). Pp. (vi) + 318. No half-title. Scarlet embossed cloth, gilt, uniform with Round the Sofa. Yellow end-papers.

Contents: Right at Last—The Manchester Marriage—Lois the Witch—The Crooked Branch.

Note—This book was published on May 10, 1860.

LOIS THE WITCH AND OTHER TALES. By E. C. Gaskell, author of Mary Barton, The Life of Charlotte BrontË. Copyright edition. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1 vol. (4½ × 6¼). Pp. (viii) + 338 + (2). Usual Tauchnitz paper wrappers.

Contents: Lois the Witch, The Grey Woman, The Doom of the Griffiths, The Half-Brothers, The Crooked Branch.

Note—This is a first edition of The Grey Woman.

1863

SYLVIA'S LOVERS. By Mrs. Gaskell, author of The Life of Charlotte BrontË, Mary Barton, Ruth, North and South etc. (Quotation from Tennyson.) London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXIII. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4? × 7?).

Vol. I. pp. (viii) + 310 + (2).

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 294. No half-title.

Vol. III. pp. (iv) + 284 + (4). No half-title. Advertisement of The Life of Charlotte BrontË occupies pp. (285) to (288).

Magenta cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Greenish-buff end-papers.

Note—This book was published in March, 1863.

1863

A DARK NIGHT'S WORK. By Mrs. Gaskell, author of Sylvia's Lovers, Life of Charlotte BrontË, Mary Barton, Ruth etc. etc. London: Smith Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXIII. 1 vol. Slim Cr. 8vo (4½ × 7?). Pp. (iv) + 299 + (1). Brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Cream end-papers.

Note—This book was published in May, 1863.

THE GREY WOMAN: And Other Tales. By Mrs. Gaskell, Author of Mary Barton, North and South, Sylvia's Lovers, Cousin Phillis, Cranford etc. Illustrated Edition. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXV. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo (5 × 7½). Pp. (iv) + 280. No half-title. Wood-engraved frontispiece and picture title-page precede printed title. Two illustrations in course of the text, wood engraved and printed separately. Red embossed cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

Contents: The Grey Woman—Curious if True—Six Weeks at Heppenheim—Libbie Marsh's Three Eras—Christmas Storms and Sunshine—Hand and Heart—Bessie's Troubles at Home—Disappearances.

Note—This book was published in October, 1865. It is a first edition of Curious if True and Six Weeks at Heppenheim.

1865

COUSIN PHILLIS: And Other Tales. By Mrs. Gaskell, author of Mary Barton, North and South, Sylvia's Lovers, Cranford etc. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXV. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo (5 × 7½). Pp. (iv) + 286 + (2). Publishers' advertisements occupy pp. (287) and (288). No half-title. Wood-engraved frontispiece and picture title-page, printed separately, precede printed title. Two illustrations in the course of the text, wood engraved and printed separately. Red embossed cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Uniform with The Grey Woman. Cream end-papers.

Contents: Cousin Phillis—Company Manners—Mr. Harrison's Confessions—The Sexton's Hero.

Notes—(i) This book was published in December, 1865.

(ii) It is a first edition of Cousin Phillis, which story appeared serially in the “Cornhill.”

WIVES AND DAUGHTERS: An Everyday Story. By Mrs. Gaskell. With 18 illustrations by George du Maurier. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. 1866. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8?).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 336.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 332.

No half-titles. Ten illustrations in Vol. I. and eight in Vol. II., all wood engraved and printed separately. Maroon cloth, blocked in gold. Pale yellow end-papers.

Note—This book was published in February, 1866. The story appeared serially in the “Cornhill.”

NOTE

The Knutsford edition of Mrs. Gaskell's works (Smith, Elder and Co., 1906, 8 vols.), edited by A. W. Ward, contained in Vols. I., III., VI., and VII. material not previously issued in book form. Further additional matter (notably a chapter of Cranford) was published by Clement Shorter in the edition of Mrs. Gaskell's works edited by him for The World's Classics. The same authority published an edition of The Life of Charlotte BrontË in 1900 (Smith, Elder) with many valuable notes. He has also issued a privately printed edition of Mrs. Gaskell's Letters on Charlotte BrontË, but this booklet, in accordance with the plan of the present volume, is not herein specifically listed. Full details of the various appearances of Gaskell miscellanea (with the exception of that last mentioned above) will be found in J. A. Green's Bibliographical Guide to the Gaskell Collection, referred to on p. 203.

1840

VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes illustrative of striking passages in English History and Poetry. By William Howitt, author of The Rural Life of England, Boy's Country-Book etc. Illustrated by Samuel Williams. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans. MDCCCXL. 1 vol. Med. 8vo (5¾ × 9). Pp. vii + (i) + 526. No half-title. Wood-engraved vignette on title-page and numerous other illustrations. Pp. 130 to 146 are occupied by an account of Clopton Hall, written by Mrs. Gaskell. Fawn cloth, blocked in gold.

1853

*THE SICKNESS AND HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF BLAEBURN. By the author of Mary Barton. Boston. 1853. 1 vol. 12mo. Paper wrappers.

Note—This is a reprint (unauthorized) of a story that appeared anonymously in Vol. I. of “Household Words.” The attribution to Mrs. Gaskell is a mistake, Harriet Martineau being the real author of the tale.

1857

MABEL VAUGHAN. By the author of The Lamplighter. Edited, by arrangement with the author, by Mrs. Gaskell, author of Mary Barton. London: Sampson Low, Son and Co., 47 Ludgate Hill. 1857. 1 vol. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Pp. viii + 459 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 12 pp., paged but undated, bound in at end. Line-engraved frontispiece, printed separately. Dark green cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Pale yellow end-papers. Also issued simultaneously in boards.

Note—This book was published in September, 1857.

1862

GARIBALDI AT CAPRERA. By Colonel Vecchi. Translated from the Italian. With Preface by Mrs. Gaskell. Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., and 23 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. London. 1862. 1 vol. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6?). Pp. xi + (i) + 130 + (2). Publishers' advertisement occupies p. (131). Publishers' catalogue, 16 pp., undated, bound in at end. Frontispiece in tinted lithograph, showing Garibaldi's house. Scarlet cloth, blocked in gold. Chocolate end-papers.

Note—This book was published in February or March, 1862.