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Sylvia´s Lovers
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Description for Sylvia´s Lovers
Paperback. Set in a fictional Whitby at the turn of the eighteenth century, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears. This wide-ranging new edition includes freshly researched notes and considers the novel's debates with the legacy of the Brontes. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
'He's spoilt my life,- he's spoilt it for as long as iver I live on this earth' The compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is Elizabeth Gaskell's last completed novel. Set in a fictional Whitby at the end of the eighteenth century, the novel is a modern revenge tragedy in which well-intentioned actions have unforeseen and terrible human consequences. Sylvia is loved by two men, her serious cousin Philip and the charismatic sailor Charley Kinraid. When one of them betrays her, her path in life ... Read more
'He's spoilt my life,- he's spoilt it for as long as iver I live on this earth' The compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is Elizabeth Gaskell's last completed novel. Set in a fictional Whitby at the end of the eighteenth century, the novel is a modern revenge tragedy in which well-intentioned actions have unforeseen and terrible human consequences. Sylvia is loved by two men, her serious cousin Philip and the charismatic sailor Charley Kinraid. When one of them betrays her, her path in life ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199656738
SKU
V9780199656738
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About Elizabeth Gaskell
Francis O'Gorman has published widely on English literature and the Victorian period. Previous publications include The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture (2010) and editions of Anthony Trollope's The Duke's Children (with Katherine Mullin), and John Ruskin's Praeterita (2012) for Oxford World's Classics.
Reviews for Sylvia´s Lovers
Well worth reading
Lesley McDowell, Sunday Herald
Lesley McDowell, Sunday Herald