A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

1: 'The Old Nurse's Story'; 1: The Old Nurse'S Story.; 2: 'Morton Hall'; 2: Chapter I.; 3: Chapter II.; 3: 'My French Master'; 4: Chapter I.; 5: Chapter II.; 4: 'The Squire's Story'; 6: The Squire's Story; 5: 'Right at Last'; 7: Right at Last. a; 6: 'The Manchester Marriage'; 8: The Manchester Marriage.; 7: Round the Sofa; 9: Round The Sofa.; 8: 'My Lady Ludlow'; 10: Chapter I.; 11: Chapter II.; 12: Chapter III.; 13: Chapter IV.; 14: Chapter V.; 15: Chapter VI.; 16: Chapter VII.; 17: Chapter VIII.; 18: Chapter IX.; 19: Chapter X.; 20: Chapter XI.; 21: Chapter XII.; 22: Chapter XIII.; 23: Chapter XIV.; 9: Round the Sofa.; 10: 'An Accursed Race'; 24: An Accursed Race.; 11: 'The Doom of the Griffiths'; 25: Chapter I.; 26: Chapter II.; 12: 'Half a Life-Time Ago'; 27: Chapter I.; 28: Chapter II.; 29: Chapter III.; 30: Chapter IV.; 31: Chapter V.; 13: 'The Poor Clare'; 32: Chapter I.; 33: Chapter II.; 34: Chapter III.; 14: 'The Half-Brothers'; 35: The Half-Brothers.