Elizabeth Gaskell was one of the most famous writers during the Victorian era. Gaskell's detailed descriptions of the British society during her time has made her books of great interest to scholars of literature and history. Gaskell's most famous works include North and South, Cranford, and Wives and Daughters. Mr. Harrison's Confessions is a classic novella about a doctor in provincial England. The story is a prequel to Cranford.