Trust a girl of sixteen for knowing well if she is pretty; … - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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Trust a girl of sixteen for knowing well if she is pretty; concerning her plainness she may be ignorant.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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About Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29 1810 – November 12 1865) was a British fiction-writer and biographer who witnessed and recorded the transformation of northern England by the Industrial Revolution. She was born Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson; her married name is often given in the form Mrs. Gaskell.

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Native Name: Elizabeth Gaskell

Alternative Names: Mrs. Gaskell, née Stevenson • Mrs. Gaskell • Elizabeth (Cleghorn) Gaskell • Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson

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Trust a girl of sixteen for knowing well if she is pretty; concerning her plainness she may be ignorant. - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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