![]() Even foes become friends and woes turn into lessons of happiness. The novel brims with emotions and lessons of friendship and kindness. Even the poignant episodes ensue into a happy ending. ![]() But the beauty of the novel is, though initially they speak of indifference towards men but nowhere there is a stern condemnation for men portrayed, rather in subtle gentle ways help towards their family is rendered and their wisdom/instruction is followed.Īll the episodes are cited in a satirical and hysterical tenor. This fictional city has an infallible religion of - abiding to the social-hierarchy and contempt for men. Written as a collection of inter-woven short stories, Cranford is not based on a major-plot but I felt it to be a Victorian-era soap opera belonging to the aristocratic genteel class!! The novel is recited by Mary Smiths (which we eventually get to know as the novel progresses). ![]() The fictitious town of “Cranford” is in possession of amazons, dominated by the genteel women group comprising of widows and elderly spinsters. ![]()
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