Wives and Daughters Summary
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Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell is a novel about young girl named Molly Gibson, who at the age of 17 gets not only a new step mother but also a very beautiful step sister. The novel follows Molly throughout the next couple of years of her life as she adjusts to the new circumstances of her life, and the many challenges it brings with it.

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Wives and Daughters

306,018 words, approx. 1,021 pages

Title:  Wives and Daughters Author:  Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Release Date:  July, 2003 [EBook #4274] [Edition 10 was first posted on December 26, 2001] [This edition was first poste... Read more

Elizabeth Gaskell Biographies (5)

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

7,307 words, approx. 25 pages

A recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second emphasizes her "so... Read more

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

5,567 words, approx. 19 pages

Upon hearing of the death of her friend Charlotte Brontë on 31 March 1855, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell wrote, "I loved her dearly, more than I think she knew. I shall never cease to be thankful th... Read more

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

7,336 words, approx. 25 pages

For some critics Elizabeth Gaskell was a conventional, middle-class Victorian wife and mother who accepted the values of her world and who also happened to write books--a feminine dove among literary ... Read more

Elizabeth Gaskell

422 words, approx. 2 pages

The English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) wrote sociological novels that explored the ills of industrial England and novels of small-town life that are penetrating studies of character.Elizabet... Read more

Elizabeth Gaskell

7,660 words, approx. 26 pages

Biography EssayA recent review of Mrs. Gaskell's critical reputation divided her critics into three camps. One group, now fading, still treats her mainly as the author of Cranford (1853). A second em... Read more

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