EPISODE · Feb 17, 2011 · 27H
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
from Discover Thousands of Digital Audiobooks Instantly Online · host Elizabeth Gaskell
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives and Daughters Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Narrator: Josephine Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 17, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 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 stepsister, 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 Molly's observations the hierarchies, social values, and social changes of early-nineteenth-century English life are made vivid in a novel that is timeless in its representation of human relationships.
What this episode covers
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives and Daughters Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Narrator: Josephine Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 17, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 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 stepsister, 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 Molly's observations the hierarchies, social values, and social changes of early-nineteenth-century English life are made vivid in a novel that is timeless in its representation of human relationships.
NOW PLAYING
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.