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Elizabeth Gaskell, also known as Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson , was a prominent writer and novelist during the 19th century in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . She was born on September 29, 1810, in London and passed away in Alton, Hampshire on November 12, 1865 . Gaskell was the daughter of William Stevenson, a Scottish writer, and Elizabeth Holland .
Throughout her career, Gaskell was involved with various industries such as literature, authorship, writing, and book publication . She occasionally used the pseudonym Cotton Mather Mills .
Among her numerous works, Gaskell is best known for writing "The Life of Charlotte Brontë" . She authored an extensive list of novels and other literary works, including "Mary Barton" , "Cranford" , "Ruth" , "North and South" , "My Lady Ludlow" , "A Dark Night's Work" , "Sylvia's Lovers" , "Wives and Daughters" , "Mr. Harrison's Confessions" , "Round the Sofa" , "Lois the Witch" , "Cousin Phillis" , and "The Poor Clare" .
Elizabeth Gaskell was the mother of Miles Park Romney .