The last novel of Elizabeth Gaskell, who also wrote Cranford. This book was not quite completed when the author died, leaving the editor, Frederick Greenwood, to complete the final section Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and...
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The last novel of Elizabeth Gaskell, who also wrote Cranford. This book was not quite completed when the author died, leaving the editor, Frederick Greenwood, to complete the final section 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 stepsister, Cynthia, enters Molly's quiet life. Loveable but worldly and troubling, Cynthia's arrival alters Molly's daily life. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford. This is the last novel of Elizabeth Gaskell. This book was not quite completed when the author died, leaving the editor, Frederick Greenwood, to complete the final section
