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Cranford is an episodic novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, based on her hometown, Knutsford. Focused on the fictional town of Cranford, Gaskell explores themes of societal change, class dynamics, and community resilience in response to economic change. The narrative uses satire to depict how the town adapts through humor and resourcefulness.
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Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
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Written at the request of Charles Dickens, North and South is a book about rebellion that poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience....
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Delightful
- By Sally on 01-04-10
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North and South
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-18-09
- Language: English
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Ruth
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
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Ruth, an orphaned heroine, is seduced and then abandoned by wealthy Henry Bellingham....
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Fallen Woman Finds Redemption
- By Susan on 12-06-12
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Ruth
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-30-08
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
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Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford, lost her mother when she was a child....
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Superb! Story and Narration A++
- By Jo on 05-24-10
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Wives and Daughters
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-19-06
- Language: English
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Classic Love Stories: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- 12 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Leo Tolstoy, Charlotte Brönte, Gustave Flaubert, and others
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby, Tom Burke, Rory Kinnear, and others
- Length: 29 hrs and 11 mins
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Twelve dramatisations of the best love stories ever written, performed by star casts. Treat yourself to this stunning collection of classic stories of love, loss, obstacles overcome and desperate attraction.
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Classic Love Stories: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- 12 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby, Tom Burke, Rory Kinnear, Toby Jones, John Hurt, David Tennant, Kate Philips, full cast
- Length: 29 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-05-26
- Language: English
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Mary Barton
- A Tale of Manchester Life
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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When her father assassinates Henry Carson, his employer's son and Mary's admirer, suspicion falls on Mary's second admirer, Jem, a fellow worker....
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Mrs. Gaskell was so far ahead of her time
- By Pat on 08-20-13
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Mary Barton
- A Tale of Manchester Life
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-01-10
- Language: English
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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A vivid and affectionate portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid-19th century, Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women....
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Quietly, subtly sweet and heartwarming
- By T. on 03-26-12
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Cranford
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 11-20-07
- Language: English
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Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts - Volume 1
- A Collection of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill the Blood and Thrill the Senses
- By: Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit, Henry Wood, and others
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm, Alistair Lock, Katy Maw, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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Few ghost stories are as chilling as the ones written by Victorian writers. Listen if you dare....
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List of stories
- By Periozam on 12-31-20
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Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts - Volume 1
- A Collection of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill the Blood and Thrill the Senses
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm, Alistair Lock, Katy Maw, Sam Devereaux
- Series: Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-20-20
- Language: English
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North and South
- Penguin Classics
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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When her father leaves the Church, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of England....
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Great story and narration
- By Tad Davis on 10-15-20
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North and South
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-26-19
- Language: English
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The Moorland Cottage
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Mark Sebastian
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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Elizabeth Gaskell's novella The Moorland Cottage takes place near the town of Combehurst where Mrs. Browne lives with her children, Edward and Maggie, and their servant, Nancy. Near the Brownes' cottage lives the Bruxton family in a luxurious mansion....
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worth it
- By Claire on 12-03-23
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The Moorland Cottage
- Narrated by: Mark Sebastian
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-09-20
- Language: English
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The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
- A BBC Drama Collection Including North and South, Wives and Daughters & More
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell, Barry Campbell, Steve Wakelam, and others
- Narrated by: full cast, Jodie Comer, David Threlfall, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 20 mins
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Elizabeth Gaskell was one of Victorian England's pre-eminent female novelists. This comprehensive collection comprises dramas and readings of her finest works and some lesser-known pieces....
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Excellent stories
- By harvey on 06-28-23
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The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
- A BBC Drama Collection Including North and South, Wives and Daughters & More
- Narrated by: full cast, Jodie Comer, David Threlfall, Emily Mortimer, Sue Johnston, Kenneth Cranham, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Paul Copley, Rebecca Front
- Length: 23 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-21-21
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- Penguin Classics
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
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Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father....
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Wives and Daughters
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman
- Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-03-20
- Language: English
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North and South (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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When a crisis of faith prompts his departure from the Church of England, Margaret Hale’s father moves his family north to bleak, industrial Milton. At first, Margaret is put off by the town’s grit and poverty - a stark contrast to her rural southern hometown....
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Well narrated
- By Becky Jordan on 09-30-21
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North and South (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-27-18
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 27 hrs and 32 mins
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When her father remarries, the honest, innocent Molly Gibson suddenly finds herself with a new stepsister, Cynthia, who is beautiful, worldly and impetuous....
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A Masterpiece - I LOVE THIS BOOK!
- By Mimi Routh on 03-30-15
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Wives and Daughters
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 27 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 11-17-10
- Language: English
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Sylvia’s Lovers
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
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Life in an English seaside town in the 1790s is harsh, and ‘captious, capricious’ Sylvia has a dilemma when the dashing harpooner to whom she is secretly engaged disappears, and her dull cousin Philip (who has more information about his rival than he lets on) offers her love and security.
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Sylvia’s Lovers
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-31-25
- Language: English
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My Lady Ludlow
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Susannah York
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Lady Ludlow's appalling snobbery, prejudice and bred-in-the-bone conviction as to the superiority of the English aristocracy and their feudal way of life are deliciously tested....
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A treat
- By Tad Davis on 03-04-20
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My Lady Ludlow
- Narrated by: Susannah York
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-17-15
- Language: English
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Gothic Tales
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
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Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic Tales blends the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect....
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Ups and Downs
- By Brittany on 04-05-24
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Gothic Tales
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 10-21-21
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins
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Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece....
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If you love Jane Austin, read this
- By Kathleen on 10-08-12
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Wives and Daughters
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-14-11
- Language: English
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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This charming piece of social observation throws a gentle spotlight on life in a small village in northern England of the 1850s....
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Charming episodes, beautifully told
- By Angharad on 10-24-11
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Cranford
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-07-08
- Language: English
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
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When Margaret Hale moves with her father from the comfort of the south of England to the industrial north, she is at first repulsed by what she sees....
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Wonderful
- By Jennifer on 02-26-10
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North and South
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-10-10
- Language: English
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Elizabeth Gaskell's comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants....
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Brilliantly read
- By Hazel on 01-23-09
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