title: The Grey Woman and Other Tales
author:  Elizabeth Gaskell 
description: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, ne Stevenson (29 September 1810  12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.
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  The
  
  
  Grey
  
  
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  M J Hardy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © M J Hardy 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  M J Hardy has asserted her rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
  1988 to be identified as the Author of this work.
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction and except in the case of historical fact, any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
  any form without written permission of the author, except by a reviewer who
  may quote brief passages for review purposes only.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Have you Read](part0000_split_003.html#morebooks)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0000_split_006.html#prologue)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_007.html#ch1)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0000_split_008.html#ch2)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0000_split_009.html#ch3)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](part0000_split_010.html#ch4)
  
  
  [Chapter Five](part0000_sp