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Wives and Daughters

Elizabeth Gaskell,

Pam Morris (Editor)

Start date: April 1, 2023

Finish date: June 30, 2023

Why we're reading this: 2nd Quarter 2023 Long Read

May 2021 Old School Classic
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May 2021 Old School Classic

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May 04, 2009 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: victorians, audio-books, read-2010

Wives and Daughters was written in the 1860s and serialised in the Cornhill Magazine. It is set in the 1820s and deals to a large extent with the position of women in Society. Elizabeth Gaskell left it unfinished, so any dramatiser of the novel is faced with guessing the intended outcome of the story.

Theresa Heskins previously adapted Lady Audley's Secret for the Woman's Hour serial, and has adapted Bleak House and Great Expectations for the New Vic Theatre, North Staffordshire, where she is Art ...more

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Jul 08, 2009 Christy B rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, fiction

I can't remember the last time I read a more perfect book. The book itself has but one flaw, though, it is INCOMPLETE. I knew this when I started, but I was still not prepared for it to end.

Elizabeth Gaskell is a genius at making a town and its inhabitants come to life. From the vain, intolerable Mrs. Gibson to the flaky Cynthia to the mischievous and witty lady Harriet to the kindhearted Molly, the characterization is impeccable.

I can't see how I went so long into my life without the wit of Eli ...more

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