If you like Jane Austen, you will probably like this book!
Mrs. Gaskell, as she was often referred to, is considered one of the greatest British novelists of the Victorian era. She was one of the earliest novelists ever to use dialect in her works, finding often that no word but the vernacular would suffice to convey the meaning she wanted to achieve. She was the author of The Life of Charlotte Brontë, a much-acclaimed and sometimes-reviled biography of her friend and peer.
Wives and Daughters revolves around Molly Gibson, only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s. The novel was first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. When Mrs Gaskell died suddenly in 1865, it was not quite complete, and the last section was written by Frederick Greenwood. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
THE DAWN OF A GALA DAY Read by Mary Anderson 22:02
2
A NOVICE AMONGST THE GREAT FOLK Read by Ophelia Darcy 34:06
3
MOLLY GIBSON'S CHILDHOOD Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 19:55
4
MR GIBSON'S NEIGHBOURS Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 31:46
5
CALF-LOVE Read by Sibella Denton 27:04
6
A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS Read by Caitlin Kelly 39:00
7
FORESHADOWS OF LOVE PERILS Read by Caitlin Kelly 20:37
8
DRIFTING INTO DANGER Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 35:45
9
THE WIDOWER AND THE WIDOW Read by Brenda Dayne 26:27
10
A CRISIS Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 55:50
11
MAKING FRIENDSHIP Read by rachelellen 36:07
12
PREPARING FOR THE WEDDING Read by rachelellen 19:32
13
MOLLY GIBSON'S NEW FRIENDS Read by rachelellen 28:01
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MOLLY FINDS HERSELF PATRONIZED Read by rachelellen 33:50
15
THE NEW MAMMA Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 20:37
16
THE BRIDE AT HOME Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 24:49
17
TROUBLE AT HAMLEY HALL Read by Lizzie Driver 24:38
18
MR OSBORNE'S SECRET Read by Mary Anderson 30:35
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CYNTHIA'S ARRIVAL Read by Tora 25:21
20
MRS GIBSON'S VISITORS Read by Tora 19:23
21
THE HALF-SISTERS Read by Tora 30:41
22
THE OLD SQUIRE'S TROUBLES Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 31:49
23
OSBORNE HAMLEY REVIEWS HIS POSITION Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 23:51
24
MRS GIBSON'S LITTLE DINNER Read by Brenda Dayne 16:31
25
HOLLINGFORD IN A BUSTLE Read by Mary Anderson 24:00
26
A CHARITY BALL Read by Caitlin Kelly 49:39
27
FATHER AND SONS Read by Lizzie Driver 19:54
28
RIVALRY Read by Lizzie Driver 32:40
29
BUSH-FIGHTING Read by Mary Anderson 37:15
30
OLD WAYS AND NEW WAYS Read by Caitlin Kelly 21:23
31
A PASSIVE COQUETTE Read by Caitlin Kelly 22:32
32
COMING EVENTS Read by thomasina 31:02
33
BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS Read by Michelle Crandall 17:01
34
A LOVER'S MISTAKE Read by Lee Ann Howlett 20:05
35
THE MOTHER'S MANOEUVRE Read by Scott Mather 36:13
36
DOMESTIC DIPLOMACY Read by Scott Mather 15:38
37
A FLUKE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT Read by Scott Mather 37:50
38
MR KIRKPATRICK, Q.C. Read by Scott Mather 26:14
39
SECRET THOUGHTS OOZE OUT Read by Scott Mather 30:00
40
MOLLY GIBSON BREATHES FREELY Read by Scott Mather 20:56
41
GATHERING CLOUDS Read by Scott Mather 29:37
42
THE STORM BURSTS Read by Scott Mather 22:55
43
CYNTHIA'S CONFESSION Read by Scott Mather 25:24
44
MOLLY GIBSON TO THE RESCUE Read by Mary Anderson 25:43
45
CONFIDENCES Read by Tora 20:35
46
HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS Read by Tora 20:54
47
SCANDAL AND ITS VICTIMS Read by Tora 25:20
48
AN INNOCENT CULPRIT Read by Tora 20:24
49
MOLLY GIBSON FINDS A CHAMPION Read by Tora 20:22
50
CYNTHIA AT BAY Read by Tora 27:56
51
'TROUBLES NEVER COME ALONE' Read by Tora 20:18
52
SQUIRE HAMLEY'S SORROW Read by Tora 27:19
53
UNLOOKED-FOR ARRIVALS Read by Jenilee 22:56
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MOLLY GIBSON'S WORTH IS DISCOVERED Read by Mary Anderson 29:52
55
AN ABSENT LOVER RETURNS Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 26:02
56
'OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE, AND ON WITH THE NEW.' Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 23:07
57
BRIDAL VISITS AND ADIEUX Read by Mary Anderson 27:40
58
REVIVING HOPES AND BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS Read by Mary Anderson 27:24
59
MOLLY GIBSON AT HAMLEY HALL Read by Mary Anderson 25:54
60
ROGER HAMLEY'S CONFESSION Read by Mary Anderson 31:49
61
Conclusion Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:45
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