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Top-rated. Sun, Dec 19, 1999. S1.E4. Episode #1.4. Roger returns from Africa after Osbourne's death to find his sister-in-law and his nephew living at their home as well. Cynthia has accepted the marriage offer of Mr. Henderson, a lawyer from London, while Roger seems to have his heart set on another. 8.5/10.
Dec 14, 2000 · 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 ...
Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life, the loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia.
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Mar 3, 2005 · Read an Excerpt. From Amy M. King’s Introduction to Wives and Daughters. The novelist Henry James, in his review of Wives and Daughters (1866) written in the wake of Elizabeth Gaskell’s death, praises Gaskell’s “genius” and pronounces that the novel is “one of the very best novels of its kind” (“Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell,” pp. 1019–1020; see “For Further Reading”).
Nov 26, 2020 · Wives and Daughters. Paperback – November 26, 2020. Step into the rich tapestry of Victorian England with Elizabeth Gaskell's final and arguably most beloved novel, 'Wives and Daughters.'. Published in 1865, this work is renowned for its astute observations of social classes, gender issues, and the changing values of rural and urban life.
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Roger Hamley 6 Episodes 2019. Barbara Leigh-Hunt. Lady Cumnor 6 Episodes 2019. Bill Paterson. Mr. Gibson 6 Episodes 2019. Justine Waddell. Molly Gibson 6 Episodes 2019. Penelope Wilton. Mrs ...
All episodes of Wives and Daughters. Episode 1. 1 / 3 A protective Dr Gibson sends Molly away from a pupil who has confessed his love for her.
