My Lady Ludlow and Cousin Phillis is a novel by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, first published in 1858. The book is divided into two parts, each telling a separate story.The first part, My Lady Ludlow, is a social satire set in the fictional town of Hanbury. The story follows the life of Lady Ludlow, a wealthy and influential aristocrat who is deeply committed to the traditional ways of the English countryside. Lady Ludlow is initially resistant to change,...