Inside the story
Meet Mr Holbrook
Mr Holbrook is a plain spoken, unfashionable yeoman farmer who lives outside Cranford. He was once Miss Matty Jenkyns's suitor, but their courtship ended long ago, leaving them with a quiet, distant history.
A character in Cranford
Mr Holbrook
Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
A plain-spoken, unfashionable yeoman farmer and Miss Matty's rejected suitor of long ago, who dies soon after a rekindled visit.
