About the book
In this tale of two writers, Nell Stevens interweaves her own life as a twenty-something graduate student with that of the English author, Elizabeth Gaskell. Although they are separated by more than 150 years, Nell finds herself drawn to the Victorian novelist by their shared experiences of unrequited love—Gaskell for an American critic she met in Rome, Nell for a soulful American screenwriter living in Paris. As Nell’s romance founders and her passion for academia fails to materialize, she finds herself wondering if the indomitable Mrs. Gaskell might rescue her pursuit of love, family, and a writing career. Lively, witty, and impossible to put down, The Victorian and the Romantic is a moving chronicle of two women, each charting a way of life beyond the rules of her time.
Editions of The Victorian and the Romantic
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385543507
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780735274198
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780735274204
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780525436409
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735274211
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385543514
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525632672
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525632689
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In this tale of two writers, Nell Stevens interweaves her own life as a twenty-something graduate student with that of the English author, Elizabeth Gaskell. Although they are separated by more than 150 years, Nell finds herself drawn to the Victorian novelist by their shared experiences of unrequited love—Gaskell for an American critic she met in Rome, Nell for a soulful American screenwriter living in Paris. As Nell’s romance founders and her passion for academia fails to materialize, she finds herself wondering if the indomitable Mrs. Gaskell might rescue her pursuit of love, family, and a writing career. Lively, witty, and impossible to put down, The Victorian and the Romantic is a moving chronicle of two women, each charting a way of life beyond the rules of her time.
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In this tale of two writers, Nell Stevens interweaves her own life as a twenty-something graduate student with that of the English author, Elizabeth Gaskell. Although they are separated by more than 150 years, Nell finds herself drawn to the Victorian novelist by their shared experiences of unrequited love—Gaskell for an American critic she met in Rome, Nell for a soulful American screenwriter living in Paris. As Nell’s romance founders and her passion for academia fails to materialize, she finds herself wondering if the indomitable Mrs. Gaskell might rescue her pursuit of love, family, and a writing career. Lively, witty, and impossible to put down, The Victorian and the Romantic is a moving chronicle of two women, each charting a way of life beyond the rules of her time.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Victorian and the Romantic?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Victorian and the Romantic?
Nell Stevens
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The Victorian and the Romantic is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385543507) and paperback(ISBN 9780735274198) and paperback(ISBN 9780735274204) and paperback(ISBN 9780525436409) and ebook(ISBN 9780735274211) and ebook(ISBN 9780385543514) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525632672) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525632689)
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