In the whaling port of Monkshaven in the 1790s, Sylvia Robson, a farmer’s lively daughter, falls for Charley Kinraid, a dashing harpooner home from Greenland, while her serious cousin Philip Hepburn, a draper’s assistant, loves her silently. The press-gang that haunts the coast sets their fates in motion.
Gaskell’s own favourite among her novels, a powerful tragedy of love and loyalty. Download the free EPUB.