If the reader can command her voice to get through it, the history of Mrs. Tait’s successive bereavements will be listened to with intense interest.
654. Mrs. Gaskell’s Tales. In 7 vols. (Smith, Elder, & Co.) 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d. each.
655. Libbie Marsh’s Three Eras.
St. Valentine’s day. Story of a factory girl and a cripple.
656. The Sexton’s Story.
An heroic act of self-sacrifice.
657. Christmas Storms and Sunshine.
A quarrel made up over a baby.
These three admirable stories are bound up with others less useful in collected editions of Mrs. Gaskell’s Tales, and are not to be had separately.