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The Moorland Cottage

The Moorland Cottage

Gaskell, Elizabeth

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Christian FictionClassic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 141917455X
ISBN13: 9781419174551
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.30 Width: 7.56 Depth: 9.24
Language: English
The Moorland Cottage is a novella written by Elizabeth Gaskell, a prominent Victorian-era English author. The book tells the story of Maggie Browne, a young woman who lives with her father in a small village on the moors of Northern England. Maggie's mother died when she was young, and she has been raised by her father, a former soldier who struggles with alcoholism and depression.Despite her difficult circumstances, Maggie is a kind and compassionate person who is loved by everyone in the village. She spends her days caring for her father and helping her neighbors, including a young boy named Edward who is being raised by his grandfather.When a wealthy family moves into a nearby estate, Maggie is hired as a governess for their daughter. While working at the estate, Maggie becomes friends with the family's son, Frank Buxton, and the two begin to fall in love. However, their relationship is complicated by the differences in their social status and the disapproval of Frank's mother.As Maggie navigates her complicated feelings for Frank and tries to help her father overcome his demons, she learns valuable lessons about love, forgiveness, and the importance of community. The Moorland Cottage is a touching and insightful story that explores the complexities of human relationships and the power of compassion and forgiveness.The accountant came; and he and Mr. Henry were deeply engaged in the office for several days. Mr. Buxton was bewildered by the questions they asked him. Mr. Henry examined him in the worrying way in which an unwilling witness is made to give evidence. Many a time and oft did he heartily wish he had gone on in the old course to the end of his life, instead of putting himself into an agent's hands; but he comforted himself by thinking that, at any rate, they would be convinced he had never allowed himself to be cheated or imposed upon, although he did not make any parade of exactitude.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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