A gently comic picture of life in an English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford describes the small adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Rich with humor and filled with vividly memorable characters - including the dignified Lady Glenmire and the duplicitous showman Signor Brunoni - Cranford is a portrait of kindness, compassion, and hope.