A comic, engaging novel about small-town life and the stories and tribulations of those who live there.

Elizabeth Gaskell's best-known work is a humorous and lively series of vignettes covering life in a small English town. In the eight episodes, the fictional town of Knutsford experiences the visit of the enigmatic Signor Brunoni, the no-nonsense Captain Brown, stories of childhood mischief and a spate of suspected robberies. Cranford is a light-hearted and astutely observed study of an early Victorian English town, perfect for fans of Jane Austen, Charlotte Bront