Opening of the book
“Oh, sir! can you be Peter?”
CRANFORD
by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Picture of lady pouring tea
With twenty-five coloured illustrations
by C. E. Brock
Decorative graphic
1904
London. J. M. Dent & Co.
New York. E. P. Dutton & Co.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. OUR SOCIETY
CHAPTER II. THE CAPTAIN
CHAPTER III. A LOVE AFFAIR OF LONG AGO
CHAPTER IV. A VISIT TO AN OLD BACHELOR
CHAPTER V. OLD LETTERS
CHAPTER VI. POOR PETER
CHAPTER VII. VISITING
CHAPTER VIII. “YOUR LADYSHIP”
CHAPTER IX. SIGNOR BRUNONI
CHAPTER X. THE PANIC
CHAPTER XI. SAMUEL BROWN
CHAPTER XII. ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED
CHAPTER XIII. STOPPED PAYMENT
CHAPTER XIV. FRIENDS IN NEED
CHAPTER XV. A HAPPY RETURN
CHAPTER XVI. PEACE TO CRANFORD
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
“Oh, sir! Can you be Peter?”
A magnificent family red silk umbrella
Meekly going to her pasture
Endeavouring to beguile her into conversation
She brought the affrighted carter ... into the drawing-room
“With his arm round Miss Jessie’s waist!”
Mr Holbrook ... bade us good-bye
Now, what colour are ash-buds in March?
I made use of the time to think of many other things
“Confound the woman!”
The temptation of the comfortable arm-chair had been too much for her
Mr Mulliner
We gave her a tea-spoonful of currant jelly
Afraid of matrimonial reports
Asked him to take care of us
Slaughterous and indiscriminate directions
Would stretch out their little arms
“What do you think, Miss Matty?”
Standing over him like a bold dragoon
“You must give me your note, Mr Dobson, if you please”
“Please, ma’am, he wants to marry me off hand”
Miss Matty and I sat assenting to accounts
Smiling glory ... and becoming blushes
I went to call Miss Matty
Most of the three-colour blocks used in this book have been made by the
Graphic Photo-Engraving Co., London
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