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Abstract: The article analyzes provincial customs and popular beliefs in Elizabeth Gaskell’s “Cranford” (1853) and its TV version (2007-2009). It is supposed that the realist writer used popular beliefs to construct the whole picture of Great Britain of the industrial revolution era in the novel. The authors have made special accent on the specifics of “Cranford” as а film.
Key words: ELIZABETH GASKELL, SOCIAL NOVEL, VICTORIAN AGE, CRANFORD, POPULAR BELIEF

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Vozmilkina, V. O. Provincial customs and popular beliefs in Elizabeth Gaskell’s “Cranford” and its TV version / V. O. Vozmilkina, E. G. Dotsenko . In Philological Class. 2012. №4 (30). P. 120-123.