Curious if True

Fox Editing Classics presents this newlly edited and designed publication of Elizabeth Gaskell's short story collection.Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865), while better known for her 1857 biography of Charlotte Bronte and her still-popular novels, such as Cranford (1851-1853) and Wives and Daughters (1864-1866), her literary works also included several Gothic ghost stories. Curious, if True, originally published in 1861, collects five of these "e;strange tales"e;:"e;The Old Nurse's Story"e; was written in 1852."e;The Poor Clare"e; was first published in Charles Dickens' periodical Household Words in three parts in 1856."e;Lois the Witch"e; was first published in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round in three parts in October 1859."e;The Grey Woman"e; was published in the short story collection Lois the Witch and Other Tales in 1861."e;Curious, if True"e; was written in 1860 and first published as the title story of this collection in 1861.