My Lady Ludlow

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

"My Lady Ludlow" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1858. Set in the English countryside, it follows the widowed Countess of Ludlow and spinster Miss Galindo as they care for single women and girls in their community. The story also centers on Lady Ludlow's man of business, Mr. Horner, and his efforts to educate Harry Gregson, a poacher's son. Narrated by Margaret Dawson, a distant relative who lived with the Countess as a teenager, the novel explores class, education, and social responsibility.