The Works of Mrs. Gaskell in Eight Volumes (Volume 6)

Mrs. Gaskell; Ward, Dr. A. W.

ISBN 10: 0404072569 / ISBN 13: 9780404072568

Published by AMS Press, NY, 1972

About this Item

540 pp. Burgundy cloth. Reprinted from the Edition of 1906, London & New York. Includes: "Sylvia's Lovers" to which is added "An Italian Institution.". With an Introduction by Dr. A. W. Ward. Library sticker removed from spine, pocket and sticker on rear endpaper. Top edge spotted. Text clean, no tears.

Seller Inventory # 36587

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of Mrs. Gaskell in Eight Volumes (Volume 6)
• Publisher: AMS Press, NY
• Publication Date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0404072569
• ISBN 13: 9780404072568
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

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Synopsis

A very powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylvia’s devoted cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, deliberately withholds crucial information—with devastating consequences.
The introduction discusses the novel's historical and geographical authenticity, as well as its innovative treatment of gender and human relationships


Includes a new chronology, updated further reading, notes, and appendices