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 Project Gutenberg 2009-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 701 Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. The Grey Woman and other Tales The grey woman -- Curious if true -- Six weeks at Heppenheim -- Libbie Marsh's three eras -- Christmas storms and sunshine -- Hand and heart -- Bessy's troubles at home -- Disappearances. Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Grey Woman and Other Tales" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The opening tale, "The Grey Woman," introduces readers to themes of social expectation, personal torment, and the struggle for autonomy, as it follows Anna Scherer, a woman that has endured a troubled past marked by fear and dominance from others. This story sets a tone that melds the mundane with the extraordinary, hinting at deeper psychological and social conflicts. At the start of "The Grey Woman," we witness a summer storm interrupting a tranquil gathering at a mill by the Neckar river, where miller Scherer welcomes guests into his home. Among them is the protagonist, who learns about a beautiful, tragic figure in the family’s past—her great-aunt Anna, who lost her color through fright and became known as the Grey Woman. The opening section captures Anna's oppressive domestic life and the looming threat of her husband, M. de la Tourelle, who harbors dark intentions. As Anna navigates with her confidante Amante, the reader senses tension as she subtly prepares for an escape from an oppressive marriage dictated by secrets, jealousy, and terror, thus setting the stage for a gripping narrative of survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112002112610&seq=9 Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 493727 2025-08-12T03:38:59.462027 text/html 469014 2025-07-23T07:29:50 text/html 800986 2025-08-12T03:39:04.580013 application/epub+zip 808700 2025-08-12T03:39:00.353048 application/epub+zip 246269 2025-08-12T03:38:59.949019 application/epub+zip 942078 2025-08-12T03:39:08.205983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920441 2025-08-12T03:39:04.195031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423267 2022-09-13T10:20:11.751010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472060 2025-08-12T03:38:58.957093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452192 2025-07-22T14:46:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17150 2025-08-12T03:39:08.332998 application/rdf+xml 29534 2025-08-12T03:39:00.042073 image/jpeg 3884 2025-08-12T03:38:59.992038 image/jpeg 794253 2025-08-12T03:38:59.525025 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia