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Cranford - Rated
I bought this after seeing the wonderful series on BBC 1 staring Judy Dench, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon and so many others.
It is never a good idea to read the book before or after watching something dramatised - either on TV or film and I suppose this is no different. (The book is usually far superior!) You can't help comparing it to the characters from Cranford on BBC 1! Quite a few things are different - notably the stories are told very much separately and not intertwined as they were on BBC 1. Also Mr Harrison's story (where he gets mixed up with 3 women) and Lady Ludlow's story aren't even set in Cranford but in another northern town. However - this is as Elizabeth Gaskell wrote it and her style of writing is a pleasure to read. I have to admit I enjoyed the TV series more.
This is well worth it if you enjoyed the TV series but also if you didn't see it and want to dip into the Cranford Chronicles by starting with these lovely stories. As the above reviewer states this book includes Cranford, The Cage at Cranford, Mr Harrisons Confessions and My Lady Ludlow.
This book includes all of the source material for the TV series - Rated
This isn't really a review because I haven't read the book.
However, I bought it because I was looking for a version to include "Cranford", "My Lady Ludlow" and "Mr Harrison's Confessions" which are the 3 works used as source for the TV series. Failing to find such a book on Amazon I decided to start with this one.
Now that I has arrived I can see that all 3 works ARE included - together with an extra story "The Cage at Cranford". It is bizarre that this isn't made clear when you buy the book!
