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Sylvia's Lovers — CompleteElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Sylvia's Lovers — Complete

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Original author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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"Sylvia's Lovers — Complete" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. Set in a coastal English town during the 1790s, it tells the story of young Sylvia Robson, caught between two men: her devoted Quaker cousin Philip and Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor. When Kinraid is forcibly taken by a press gang, Philip conceals this truth, leading Sylvia to believe her lover is dead. Her subsequent marriage sets in motion a tragic tale of deception, lost love, and eventual redemption that Gaskell herself called "the saddest story I ever wrote."

Sylvia's Lovers — Complete, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4537.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Monkshaven3,658 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Home From Greenland4,304 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Buying a New Cloak4,349 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Philip Hepburn4,266 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Story of the Press-Gang4,710 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Sailor's Funeral5,751 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Tete-A-Tete.--The Will4,489 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Attraction and Repulsion4,249 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Specksioneer4,239 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: A Refractory Pupil3,711 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Visions of the Future4,990 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: New Year's Fete9,489 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Perplexities4,122 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Partnership3,765 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: A Difficult Question4,725 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: The Engagement4,005 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Rejected Warnings5,014 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Eddy in Love's Current1,482 words
  19. 19.Act 26: Geo. III. no legal right to seize him, unless he had failed2,355 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: An Important Mission2,661 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Loved and Lost3,180 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: A Rejected Suitor2,485 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Deepening Shadows3,324 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIII: Retaliation4,167 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXIV: Brief Rejoicing4,120 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXV: Coming Troubles5,648 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVI: A Dreary Vigil4,186 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVII: Gloomy Days4,076 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Ordeal4,441 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXIX: Wedding Raiment5,245 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXX: Happy Days4,445 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXI: Evil Omens3,393 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXII: Rescued From the Waves4,294 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIII: An Apparition3,623 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXIV: A Reckless Recruit3,232 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXV: Things Unutterable2,944 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Mysterious Tidings4,920 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVII: Bereavement3,532 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Recognition3,732 words
  17. 40.Chapter XXXIX: Confidences4,195 words
  18. 41.Chapter XL: An Unexpected Messenger2,528 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLI: The Bedesman of St Sepulchre4,073 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLII: A Fable at Fault2,915 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIII: The Unknown3,766 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLIV: First Words2,990 words
  23. 46.Chapter XLV: Saved and Lost5,154 words