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A story of romance, scandal and intrigue within the confines of a watchful, gossiping English village during the early nineteenth century

Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks,... Read Full Overview

Widely believed to be her masterpiece, Elizabeth Gaskell's "Wives and Daughters" was originally published serially in "Cornhill Magazine" between August 1864 and January 1866. The work, which was nearly finished at the time of Gaskell's death in 1865, was completed by Frederick... Read Full Overview

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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864... Read Full Overview

The Penguin English Library Edition of Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

"Eh, miss, but that be a rare young lady She do have such pretty coaxing ways ..."

To begin with the old rigmarole of childhood. In a country there was a shire, and in that shire there was a town, and in that town there was a house, and in that house there was a room, and in that room there was a bed, and in that bed there lay a little girl; wide awake and... Read Full Overview

Originally published as a serial story, Wives and Daughters is told with an episodic narrative, following a young woman named Molly Gibson as she comes of age. Molly is the only child of a widowed doctor. Raised in an English provincial town, Molly's childhood is filled... Read Full Overview

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new step-sister enters Molly's quiet life -- loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia. The... Read Full Overview

The story revolves around Molly Gibson, only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s. Yet another classic by Gaskell.