Gaskell

[gas-kuh l]

noun

Mrs.Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell, 1810–65, English novelist.

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Historical Examples of gaskell

Fortunately for us all, Mrs. Gaskell was able to explain who she was, and she has just gone to her home.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
"It's Mrs. Gaskell still," Smithson replied in great trepidation.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Gaskell, in the shadows of the cowled fireplace jumped in sheer alarm.
The Lion's Skin
Rafael Sabatini
Mr. Gaskell's laws are given in his letter of November 13th, 1878.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin
Scrambling and leaping expedition with Hallam, Doyle, and Gaskell.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)
John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for gaskell

Gaskell

noun

Mrs. married name of Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson. 1810–65, English novelist. Her novels include Mary Barton (1848), an account of industrial life in Manchester, and Cranford (1853), a social study of a country village

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