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Dark Night's Work

Dark Night's Work

By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dickens, with whom Mrs Gaskell had several disagreements. She chose to avoid melodrama and concentrate on psychological realism to produce a moving story of people meeting and parting across class divides. - Summary by Beth ThomasCopyright 1800s Genre
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  • Dark Night's Work - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
    Jun 24 2026
    Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dickens, with whom Mrs Gaskell had several disagreements. She chose to avoid melodrama and concentrate on psychological realism to produce a moving story of people meeting and parting across class divides. - Summary by Beth Thomas
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    6 hrs and 36 mins
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