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Wives and DaughtersElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Wives and Daughters

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Original author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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"Wives and Daughters" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel first published serially from 1864 to 1866. Young Molly Gibson's quiet life in a provincial English town transforms when her widowed father remarries, bringing a worldly stepmother and stepsister into their home. As Molly navigates new family dynamics and her friendship with the troubled Hamley family, she discovers hidden marriages, secret debts, and broken promises that threaten the happiness of those she holds dear.

Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4274.

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61 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter454 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Dawn of a Gala Day3,594 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: A Novice Amongst the Great Folk6,517 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Molly Gibson's Childhood2,984 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Mr. Gibson's Neighbours5,106 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Calf-Love5,080 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: A Visit to the Hamleys5,741 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Foreshadows of Love Perils2,902 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Drifting Into Danger5,547 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Widower and the Widow3,717 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: A Crisis7,231 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Making Friendship6,425 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Preparing for the Wedding3,488 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Molly Gibson's New Friends4,495 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Molly Finds Herself Patronized5,673 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The New Mamma3,332 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Bride at Home3,861 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Trouble at Hamley Hall4,610 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Mr. Osborne's Secret4,968 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Cynthia's Arrival4,369 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Mrs. Gibson's Visitors3,541 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: The Half-Sisters5,637 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Old Squire's Troubles4,594 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position3,423 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Mrs. Gibson's Little Dinner2,459 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: Hollingford in a Bustle3,529 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: A Charity Ball7,344 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: Father and Sons3,175 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Rivalry5,075 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: Bush-Fighting5,646 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: Old Ways and New Ways3,426 words
  1. 32.Chapter XXXI: A Passive Coquette3,459 words
  2. 33.Chapter XXXII: Coming Events5,586 words
  3. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Brightening Prospects2,954 words
  4. 35.Chapter XXXIV: A Lover's Mistake3,616 words
  5. 36.Chapter XXXV: The Mother's Manoeuvre5,719 words
  6. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Domestic Diplomacy2,481 words
  7. 38.Chapter XXXVII: A Fluke, and What Came of It5,784 words
  8. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: Mr. Kirkpatrick, Q.c4,399 words
  9. 40.Chapter XXXIX: Secret Thoughts Ooze Out4,957 words
  10. 41.Chapter XL: Molly Gibson Breathes Freely3,277 words
  11. 42.Chapter XLI: Gathering Clouds4,884 words
  12. 43.Chapter XLII: The Storm Bursts3,665 words
  13. 44.Chapter XLIII: Cynthia's Confession4,183 words
  14. 45.Chapter XLIV: Molly Gibson to the Rescue3,966 words
  15. 46.Chapter XLV: Confidences3,774 words
  16. 47.Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips3,766 words
  17. 48.Chapter XLVII: Scandal and Its Victims4,720 words
  18. 49.Chapter XLVIII: An Innocent Culprit3,694 words
  19. 50.Chapter XLIX: Molly Gibson Finds a Champion3,646 words
  20. 51.Chapter L: Cynthia at Bay4,984 words
  21. 52.Chapter LI: "troubles Never Come Alone."3,502 words
  22. 53.Chapter LII: Squire Hamley's Sorrow4,737 words
  23. 54.Chapter LIII: Unlooked-For Arrivals4,309 words
  24. 55.Chapter LIV: Molly Gibson's Worth Is Discovered4,680 words
  25. 56.Chapter LV: An Absent Lover Returns3,751 words
  26. 57.Chapter LVI3,327 words
  27. 58.Chapter LVII: Bridal Visits and Adieux4,163 words
  28. 59.Chapter LVIII4,187 words
  29. 60.Chapter LIX: Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall4,013 words
  30. 61.Chapter LX: Roger Hamley's Confession7,287 words