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Quotation from Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
“IN the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women.”
Cranford, Ch. I, Our Society (Project Gutenberg text (1904 Dent edition))
The famous opening sentence of the book, introducing a town governed by its ladies.
Citation: "IN the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women." — Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford, Ch. I, Our Society (Project Gutenberg text (1904 Dent edition)). (id cranford-q1)
Portrait: Elizabeth Gaskell, George Richmond, Public domain.
