Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn,  1810-1865 <br/><br/>
A Dark Night's Work 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dark_Night%27s_Work  Release date is 2001-02-01 
<br/><br/>Transcribed from the 1896 Smith, Elder and Co. "Lizzie Leigh and Other Tales" edition by David Price  Transcribed from the 1896 Smith, Elder and Co. "Lizzie Leigh and Other Tales" edition by David Price 
<br/><br/> "A Dark Night's Work" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. When a country lawyer's attempts to rise above his station lead to financial ruin and alcoholism, a violent confrontation results in death. His daughter Ellinor helps conceal the terrible act, binding her to a dark secret that will haunt her for fifteen years. This psychological tale explores how one moment of violence ripples through lives, destroying love, ambition, and peace of mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR