Elizabeth Gaskell Flashcards
The resolution of the story:
The last paragraph, Miss Grace will lie in bed, repeting the same words forever
The story ‘Old Nurse’s Story’ is:
Gothic
What does Miss Grace do when Furnivall intends to strike Miss Maude?
Nothing, she just stands there
Gaskell’s husband was a __________ minister
Unitarian
Who was Miss Furnivall’s “maid and companion”?
Miss Stark
Who is the servant who does all the “rough work”?
Agnes
Where is Lord Furnivall’s Manor?
Northumberland
How many children did Gaskell have?
Five
The story was first published in:
C. Dickens’ Household Words
“…was a great ________ as large as the sides of houses in my country…”
Fireplace
Belongs to the genre of
Dark fantasy
Where does Hester wish to look for the girl first?
In the east wing
Hester came from:
Westmoreland
The story can be seen as a ‘borrowing’ of:
Wuthering Heights
“…for where she loved, she loved; and where she hated, she hated.”
Miss Maude
