People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the worl… - Elizabeth Gaskell

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People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

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About Elizabeth 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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Pen Names: Cotton Mather Mills
Alternative Names: Mrs. Gaskell, née Stevenson Mrs. Gaskell Elizabeth (Cleghorn) Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Cotton Mather Mills, Esq.

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