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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 narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford. When Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell died suddenly in 1865, the novel was not quite complete, and after chapter 60, there is a 'Concluding Remark' section by the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, in which the novel was serialised.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length28 hrs 51 mins
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Publish dateJun 5, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1. The Dawn Of A Gala Day
3Chapter 2. A Novice Amongst The Great Folk
4Chapter 3. Molly Gibson's Childhood
5Chapter 4. Mr. Gibson's Neighbours
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6Chapter 5. Calf-Love
7Chapter 6. A Visit To The Hamleys
8Chapter 7. Foreshadows Of Love Perils
9Chapter 8. Drifting Into Danger
10Chapter 9. The Widower And The Widow
11Chapter 10. A Crisis
12Chapter 11. Making Friendship
13Chapter 12. Preparing For The Wedding
14Chapter 13. Molly Gibson's New Friends
15Chapter 14. Molly Finds Herself Patronized
16Chapter 15. The New Mamma
17Chapter 16. The Bride At Home
18Chapter 17. Trouble At Hamley Hall
19Chapter 18. Mr. Osborne's Secret
20Chapter 19. Cynthia's Arrival
21Chapter 20. Mrs. Gibson's Visitors
22Chapter 21. The Half-Sisters
23Chapter 22. The Old Squire's Troubles
24Chapter 23. Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
25Chapter 24. Mrs. Gibson's Little Dinner
26Chapter 25. Hollingford In A Bustle
27Chapter 26. A Charity Ball
28Chapter 27. Father And Sons
29Chapter 28. Rivalry
30Chapter 29. Bush-Fighting
31Chapter 30. Old Ways And New Ways
32Chapter 31. A Passive Coquette
33Chapter 32. Coming Events
34Chapter 33. Brightening Prospects
35Chapter 34. A Lover's Mistake
36Chapter 35. The Mother's Manœuvre
37Chapter 36. Domestic Diplomacy
38Chapter 37. A Fluke, And What Came Of It
39Chapter 38. Mr. Kirkpatrick, Q.C.
40Chapter 39. Secret Thoughts Ooze Out
41Chapter 40. Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
42Chapter 41. Gathering Clouds
43Chapter 42. The Storm Bursts
44Chapter 43. Cynthia's Confession
45Chapter 44. Molly Gibson To The Rescue
46Chapter 45. Confidences
47Chapter 46. Hollingford Gossips
48Chapter 47. Scandal And Its Victims
49Chapter 48. An Innocent Culprit
50Chapter 49. Molly Gibson Finds A Champion
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