Wives and Daughters (version 2) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810 - 1865)

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Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel was serialized in Cornhill Magazine from 1864 to 1866, and completed by her editor posthumously. It looks at English life in the 1830s through the experiences of Molly Gibson, the daughter of a widowed doctor growing up in the provincial town of Hollingford. When Mr. Gibson decides to marry again, Molly is forced to contend with a pretentious stepmother, but consoled by a close friendship with Cynthia, her new stepsister. The girls' relations with the local residents, particularly the Squire of Hamley Hall and his family, make for incidents comic, romantic, and tragic, by turns. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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  • 01 - The Dawn of a Gala Day
    – 00:21:02
  • 02 - A Novice Amongst the Great Folk
    – 00:36:48
  • 03 - Molly Gibson's Childhood
    – 00:17:07
  • 04 - Mr. Gibson's Neighbors
    – 00:29:23
  • 05 - Calf-Love
    – 00:29:06
  • 06 - A Visit to the Hamleys
    – 00:32:45
  • 07 - Foreshadows of Love Perils
    – 00:16:58
  • 08 - Drifting Into Danger
    – 00:31:15
  • 09 - The Widower and the Widow
    – 00:20:30
  • 10 - A Crisis
    – 00:42:59
  • 11 - Making Friendship
    – 00:37:10
  • 12 - Preparing for the Wedding
    – 00:19:28
  • 13 - Molly Gibson's New Friends
    – 00:24:58
  • 14 - Molly Finds Herself Patronized
    – 00:30:48
  • 15 - The New Mamma
    – 00:18:43
  • 16 - The Bride at Home
    – 00:21:49
  • 17 - Trouble at Hamley Hall
    – 00:25:45
  • 18 - Mr. Osborne's Secret
    – 00:30:14
  • 19 - Cynthia's Arrival
    – 00:26:23
  • 20 - Mrs. Gibson's Visitors
    – 00:20:23
  • 21 - The Half-Sisters
    – 00:31:48
  • 22 - The Old Squire's Troubles
    – 00:25:01
  • 23 - Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
    – 00:19:58
  • 24 - Mrs. Gibson's Little Dinner
    – 00:14:40
  • 25 - Hollingford in a Bustle
    – 00:19:22
  • 26 - A Charity Ball
    – 00:40:46
  • 27 - Fathers and Sons
    – 00:17:18
  • 28 - Rivalry
    – 00:28:29
  • 29 - Bush-Fighting
    – 00:32:03
  • 30 - Old Ways and New Ways
    – 00:19:39
  • 31 - A Passive Coquette
    – 00:20:59
  • 32 - Coming Events
    – 00:31:22
  • 33 - Brightening Prospects
    – 00:16:22
  • 34 - A Lover's Mistake
    – 00:20:18
  • 35 - The Mother's Maneuver
    – 00:32:44
  • 36 - Domestic Diplomacy
    – 00:13:48
  • 37 - A Fluke, and What Came of It
    – 00:31:41
  • 38 - Mr. Kirkpatrick, Q.C.
    – 00:24:17
  • 39 - Secret Thoughts Ooze Out
    – 00:28:10
  • 40 - Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
    – 00:19:33
  • 41 - Gathering Clouds
    – 00:28:04
  • 42 - The Storm Bursts
    – 00:21:14
  • 43 - Cynthia's Confession
    – 00:23:32
  • 44 - Molly Gibson to the Rescue
    – 00:23:27
  • 45 - Confidences
    – 00:21:30
  • 46 - Hollingford Gossips
    – 00:20:48
  • 47 - Scandal and its Victims
    – 00:27:16
  • 48 - An Innocent Culprit
    – 00:22:38
  • 49 - Molly Gibson Finds a Champion
    – 00:21:27
  • 50 - Cynthia at Bay
    – 00:29:24
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