Name: Wives and Daughters
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Author: Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn; Elizabeth Gaskell
ISBN: 9781544129396

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elizabeth Gaskell

Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn

Illustrated by

Sir Angels

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

696

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm

Weight

0.92 kg.

ISBN13

9781544129396

Synopsis "Wives and Daughters"

The novel opens with young Molly Gibson, who has been raised by her widowed father, Mr. Gibson. During a visit to the local aristocratic 'great house' of Lord and Lady Cumnor, Molly loses her way in the estate and falls asleep under a tree. Lady Cuxhaven (one of the daughters of the house) and Mrs. Kirkpatrick (an ex-governess to the Cumnor children) find Molly in her slumbering state and Molly is put to bed in Mrs. Kirkpatrick's room. There are allusions to the latter as Miss Clare, her maiden name. Clare appears to be a kind woman and assures Molly that she will wake her up when it is time for the entourage to leave.

Elizabeth Gaskell

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (September 29, 1810 - November 12, 1865), often known simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was a Victorian era English novelist and short story writer. Her novels provide a detailed portrait of the lives of many social strata, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians, as well as to literature lovers.

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