Lizzie Leigh leaves home to work and becomes pregnant or of wedlock. Her father will not let her return home, but after his death, her mother searches for and finds her.
Minor supernatural element: Lizzie's mother hears her voice calling, although she's far away.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| November 1997 |
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The Riverside Anthology of Short Fiction: Convention and Innovation | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 155 |
| March 2001 | Lizzie Leigh | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | ||
| August 2012 | The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mrs. Gaskell: Volume 2 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection | ||
| August 2012 | The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mrs. Gaskell: Volume 2 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection | ||
| June 2019 |
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Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 21 |