Wives and Daughters

by Elizabeth Gaskell · Free audiobook · 61 chapters

LibriVox recording of Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell. If you like Jane Austen, you will probably like this book! Mrs. Gaskell, as she was often referred to, is considered one of the greatest British novelists of the Victorian era. She was one of the earliest novelists ever to use dialect in her works, finding often that no word but the vernacular would suffice to convey the meaning she wanted to achieve. She was the author of The Life of Charlotte Brontë, a much-acclaimed and sometimes-reviled biography of her friend and peer. Wives and Daughters revolves around Molly Gibson, only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s. The novel was 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. (Summary from Wikipedia) For further information, including links to M4B audio book, online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org .

Chapters

• 1. 01 The Dawn of a Gala Day22:02
• 2. 02 A Novice Amongst The Great Folk34:06
• 3. 03 Molly Gibson's Childhood19:54
• 4. 04 Mr. Gibson's Neighbors31:45
• 5. 05 Calf Love27:04
• 6. 06 A Visit to the Hamleys39:00
• 7. 07 Foreshadows of Love's Perils20:37
• 8. 08 Drifting into Danger35:45
• 9. 09 The Widower and the Widow26:27
• 10. 10 A Crisis55:50
• 11. 11 Making Friendship36:05
• 12. 12 Preparing for the Wedding19:32
• 13. 13 Molly Gibson's New Friends28:01
• 14. 14 Molly Finds Herself Patronized33:50
• 15. 15 The New Mamma20:37
• 16. 16 The Bride at Home24:48
• 17. 17 Trouble at Hamley Hall24:38
• 18. 18 Mr. Osborne's Secret30:35
• 19. 19 Cynthia's Arrival25:21
• 20. 20 Mrs Gibson's Visitors19:23
• 21. 21 The Half-Sisters30:41
• 22. 22 The Old Squire's Troubles31:49
• 23. 23 Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position23:51
• 24. 24 Mrs. Gibson's Little Dinner16:31
• 25. 25 Hollingford in a Bustle24:00
• 26. 26 A Charity Ball49:39
• 27. 27 Father and Sons19:54
• 28. 28 Rivalry32:40
• 29. 29 Bush-Fighting37:15
• 30. 30 Old Ways and New Ways21:23
• 31. 31 A Passive Coquette22:32
• 32. 32 Coming Events31:02
• 33. 33 Brightening Prospects17:01
• 34. 34 A Lover's Mistake20:05
• 35. 35 The Mother's Manoeuvre36:13
• 36. 36 Domestic Diplomacy15:38
• 37. 37 A Fluke, and What Came of it37:50
• 38. 38 Mr. Kirkpatrick Q.C.26:14
• 39. 39 Secret Thoughts Ooze Out30:00
• 40. 40 Molly Gibson Breathes Freely20:56
• 41. 41 Gathering Clouds29:37
• 42. 42 The Storm Bursts22:55
• 43. 43 Cynthia's Confession25:24
• 44. 44 Molly Gibson to the Rescue25:43
• 45. 45 Confidences20:35
• 46. 46 Hollingford Gossips20:54
• 47. 47 Scandal and Its Victims25:20
• 48. 48 An Innocent Culprit20:24
• 49. 49 Molly Gibson Finds a Champion20:22
• 50. 50 Cynthia at Bay27:56
• 51. 51 Troubles Never Come Alone20:18
• 52. 52 Squire Hamley's Sorrows27:19
• 53. 53 Unlooked for Arrivals22:56
• 54. 54 Molly Gibson's Worth is Discovered29:52
• 55. 55 An Absent Lover Returns26:02
• 56. 56 Off With The Old Love, And On With The New23:07
• 57. 57 Bridal Visits and Adieux27:40
• 58. 58 Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects27:24
• 59. 59 Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall25:54
• 60. 60 Roger Hamley's Confession31:49
• 61. 61 Concluding Remarks13:45