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Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Description for Wives and Daughters
Paperback. According to many critics, Wives and Daughters is Elizabeth Gaskell's masterpiece. Set in a provincial English town, the novel is a subtle representation of historical change explored in human terms. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 536.
Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling step-sister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept. Intertwined with the story of the Gibsons is that of Squire Hamley and his two sons; as Molly grows up and falls in love she learns to judge people for what they are, not what they seem. Through ... Read more
Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling step-sister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept. Intertwined with the story of the Gibsons is that of Squire Hamley and his two sons; as Molly grows up and falls in love she learns to judge people for what they are, not what they seem. Through ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
530g
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199538263
SKU
V9780199538263
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Reviews for Wives and Daughters
A superb edition - Easson's notes are well done - genuinely helpful - and the supporting scholarly materials (introduction, textual variants, bibliography) are also valuable.
Dr. C. J. Walsh, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill
A useful introduction and notes. Will use it on a course concerned with the relationships between thought and history through an analysis of rural ... Read more
Dr. C. J. Walsh, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill
A useful introduction and notes. Will use it on a course concerned with the relationships between thought and history through an analysis of rural ... Read more