Can't get enough of nineteenth-century British romance? Lovers of books like Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights should give Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters a try. This tale follows the romantic ups and downs of Molly Gibson, a doctor's...
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Can't get enough of nineteenth-century British romance? Lovers of books like Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights should give Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters a try. This tale follows the romantic ups and downs of Molly Gibson, a doctor's daughter who lives in a small English village and is trying desperately to find the right husband
Title; Contents; Chapter I - The Dawn of a Gala Day; Chapter II - A Novice Amongst the Great Folk; Chapter III - Molly Gibson's Childhood; Chapter IV - Mr Gibson's Neighbours; Chapter V - Calf-Love; Chapter VI - A Visit to the Hamleys; Chapter VII - Foreshadows of Love Perils; Chapter VIII - Drifting into Danger; Chapter IX - The Widower and the Widow; Chapter X - A Crisis; Chapter XI - Making Friendship; Chapter XII - Preparing for the Wedding; Chapter XIII - Molly Gibson's New Friends; Chapter XIV - Molly Finds Herself Patronized; Chapter XV - The New Mamma; Chapter XVI - The Bride at Home
Chapter XVII - Trouble at Hamley HallChapter XVIII - Mr Osborne's Secret; Chapter XIX - Cynthia's Arrival; Chapter XX - Mrs Gibson's Visitors; Chapter XXI - The Half-Sisters; Chapter XXII - The Old Squire's Troubles; Chapter XXIII - Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position; Chapter XXIV - Mrs Gibson's Little Dinner; Chapter XXV - Hollingford in a Bustle; Chapter XXVI - A Charity Ball; Chapter XXVII - Father and Sons; Chapter XXVIII - Rivalry; Chapter XXIX - Bush-Fighting; Chapter XXX - Old Ways and New Ways; Chapter XXXI - A Passive Coquette; Chapter XXXII - Coming Events
Chapter XXXIII - Brightening ProspectsChapter XXXIV - A Lover's Mistake; Chapter XXXV - The Mother's Manoeuvre; Chapter XXXVI - Domestic Diplomacy; Chapter XXXVII - A Fluke, and What Came of It; Chapter XXXVIII - Mr Kirkpatrick, Q.C.; Chapter XXXIX - Secret Thoughts Ooze Out; Chapter XL - Molly Gibson Breathes Freely; Chapter XLI - Gathering Clouds; Chapter XLII - The Storm Bursts; Chapter XLIII - Cynthia's Confession; Chapter XLIV - Molly Gibson to the Rescue; Chapter XLV - Confidences; Chapter XLVI - Hollingford Gossips; Chapter XLVII - Scandal and Its Victims
Chapter XLVIII - An Innocent CulpritChapter XLIX - Molly Gibson Finds a Champion; Chapter L - Cynthia at Bay; Chapter LI - 'Troubles Never Come Alone'; Chapter LII - Squire Hamley's Sorrow; Chapter LIII - Unlooked-For Arrivals; Chapter LIV - Molly Gibson's Worth is Discovered; Chapter LV - An Absent Lover Returns; Chapter LVI - 'Off with the Old Love, and on with the New'; Chapter LVII - Bridal Visits and Adieux; Chapter LVIII - Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects; Chapter LIX - Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall; Chapter LX - Roger Hamley's Confession;