Name: My Lady Ludlow
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781425003548

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

A captivating tale of an aristocratic lady and her personal development in the face of social and political change. Initially, her deeply-embedded prejudices do not make her receptive to any changes in the existing system. However, her kind heart battles against the rigidity ingrained in her and wins. The book also provides a vivid picture of the political scenario through its glimpses of the French Revolution. Engrossing!

My Lady Ludlow

Elizabeth Gaskell

Lady Ludlow is absolute mistress of Hanbury Court and a resolute opponent of anything that might disturb the class system into which she was born. She will keep no servant who can read and write and insists that the lower orders have no rights, but only duties. But the winds of change are blowing through the village of Hanbury. The vicar, Mr. Gray, wishes to start a Sunday school for religious reasons; Mr. Horner wants to educate the citizens for economic reasons. But Lady Ludlow is not as rigid as one may think.

Tracie McMurray

Not as strong a plot as other novels by Gaskell, but still enjoyable.

Jenni Pertuset

Lady Ludlow is absolute mistress of Hanbury Court and a resolute opponent of anything that might disturb the class system into which she was born. She will keep no servant who can read and write and insists that the lower orders have no rights, but only duties. However, the winds of change are blowing through the village of Hanbury. The vicar, Mr. Gray, wishes to start a Sunday school for the spiritual betterment of its pupils; Mr. Horner wants to educate the citizens into becoming more useful and active members of society. But Lady Ludlow proves to be not so rigid as one may think...

My Lady Ludlow

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