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Cousin Phillis is a haunting story about Paul Manning, a youth of nineteen who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused by her own placement at the edge of adolescence. Paul finds himself helpless to prevent his cousin's... Read Full Overview

'Cousin Phillis' is a haunting story about Paul Manning, a youth of nineteen who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused by her own placement at the edge of adolescence. Paul finds himself helpless to prevent his cousin's... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell

Cousin Phillis (1864) is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was published in four parts, though a fifth and sixth part were planned. The story is about 19-year-old Paul Manning, who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his (second) cousin Phillis Holman,... Read Full Overview

" Que d'angles dans cette mansarde Un g om tre y e t retrouv toutes les figures du cours le plus complet, mais c' tait mon premier domicile de libre gar on, et j'en pris possession avec un orgueil, une joie indicibles. Mon p re l'avait choisie en bon air, donnant sur la place... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings. I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook's shop in the county town of Eltham. My... Read Full Overview

When Paul Manning begins working as an engineer clerk for the railroad, he decides to move in with his mother's family on their farm. There, he is able to be closer to his job as the railroad paves the way for further industrialization of rural areas. While Paul is advancing... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings. I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three cornered room above a pastry cook's shop in the county town of Eltham. My... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was a well known British novelist at one of the peak eras for female writers in England. A novelist and short story writer at the height of the Victorian Era, Gaskell's novels weave a comprehensive, detailed image of the lives of all kinds of different... Read Full Overview