Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters  (1865)  by Elizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, 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. The story revolves around Molly Gibson, only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s. — Excerpted from Wives and Daughters on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. one or more chapters are available in a spoken word format.

• Chapter I: The Dawn Of A Gala Day
• Chapter II: A Novice Amongst The Great Folk
• Chapter III: Molly Gibson's Childhood
• Chapter IV: Mr Gibson's Neighbours
• Chapter V: Calf-Love
• Chapter VI: A Visit To The Hamleys
• Chapter VII: Foreshadows Of Love Perils
• Chapter VIII: Drifting Into Danger
• Chapter IX: The Widower And The Widow
• Chapter X: A Crisis
• Chapter XI: Making Friendship
• Chapter XII: Preparing For The Wedding
• Chapter XIII: Molly Gibson's New Friends
• Chapter XIV: Molly Finds Herself Patronized
• Chapter XV: The New Mamma
• Chapter XVI: The Bride At Home
• Chapter XVII: Trouble At Hamley Hall
• Chapter XVIII: Mr Osborne's Secret
• Chapter XIX: Cynthia's Arrival
• Chapter XX: Mrs Gibson's Visitors
• Chapter XXI: The Half-Sisters
• Chapter XXII: The Old Squire's Troubles
• Chapter XXIII: Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
• Chapter XXIV: Mrs Gibson's Little Dinner
• Chapter XXV: Hollingford In A Bustle
• Chapter XXVI: A Charity Ball
• Chapter XXVII: Father And Sons
• Chapter XXVIII: Rivalry
• Chapter XXIX: Bush-Fighting
• Chapter XXX: Old Ways And New Ways
• Chapter XXXI: A Passive Coquette
• Chapter XXXII: Coming Events
• Chapter XXXIII: Brightening Prospects
• Chapter XXXIV: A Lover's Mistake
• Chapter XXXV: The Mother's Manoeuvre
• Chapter XXXVI: Domestic Diplomacy
• Chapter XXXVII: A Fluke, And What Came Of It
• Chapter XXXVIII: Mr Kirkpatrick, Q.C.
• Chapter XXXIX: Secret Thoughts Ooze Out
• Chapter XL: Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
• Chapter XLI: Gathering Clouds
• Chapter XLII: The Storm Bursts
• Chapter XLIII: Cynthia's Confession
• Chapter XLIV: Molly Gibson To The Rescue
• Chapter XLV: Confidences
• Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips
• Chapter XLVII: Scandal And Its Victims
• Chapter XLVIII: An Innocent Culprit
• Chapter XLIX: Molly Gibson Finds A Champion
• Chapter L: Cynthia At Bay
• Chapter LI: 'Troubles Never Come Alone'
• Chapter LII: Squire Hamley's Sorrow
• Chapter LIII: Unlooked-For Arrivals
• Chapter LIV: Molly Gibson's Worth Is Discovered
• Chapter LV: An Absent Lover Returns
• Chapter LVI: 'Off With The Old Love, And On With The New.'
• Chapter LVII: Bridal Visits And Adieux
• Chapter LVIII: Reviving Hopes And Brightening Prospects
• Chapter LIX: Molly Gibson At Hamley Hall
• Chapter LX: Roger Hamley's Confession

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.