Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 219 Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. My Lady Ludlow Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lady_Ludlow David Price and Richard Tonsing "My Lady Ludlow" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative is framed through the reflections of an older woman as she recounts her experiences of growing up and her connection with Lady Ludlow, a noblewoman who takes a special interest in the protagonist's family during a time of hardship. The story explores themes of social class, duty, and the evolving nature of society, particularly in relation to the changing roles of women and the lower classes. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the narrator, who reminisces about her childhood and the impact of social changes on her life. Her family, led by her mother and deceased father, faces economic difficulties following the death of their patriarch. The narrative develops with a letter from Lady Ludlow, offering to help the narrator's family, which sets the stage for her move to Hanbury Court. The opening chapters establish the characters, including the strong and traditional Lady Ludlow, who insists on maintaining the social order of her time while grappling with the emerging ideas of education and class mobility brought forward by figures like Mr. Gray, the new clergyman. The initial chapters lay the foundation for the conflicts between traditional social expectations and the evolving thoughts on progress, duty, and compassion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 462415 2025-07-01T13:15:36.582800 text/html 475358 2021-12-22T07:34:53 text/html 437923 2025-07-01T13:15:40.722779 application/epub+zip 437761 2025-07-01T13:15:37.165781 application/epub+zip 259760 2025-07-01T13:15:36.874766 application/epub+zip 546191 2025-07-01T13:15:43.997750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526475 2025-07-01T13:15:40.476873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348860 2022-09-02T04:33:25.340028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449149 2025-07-01T13:15:36.312784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448912 2021-12-22T07:36:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18996 2025-07-01T13:15:44.120746 application/rdf+xml 14878 2025-07-01T13:15:36.961776 image/jpeg 2120 2025-07-01T13:15:36.917809 image/jpeg 169432 2021-12-22T07:37:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 404154 2021-12-22T07:37:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 403442 2025-07-01T13:15:36.622810 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia