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Wives and Daughters

by Elizabeth Gaskell

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  1. 1Chapter I — The Dawn of a Gala Day
  2. 2Chapter II — A Novice Amongst the Great Folk
  3. 3Chapter III — Molly Gibson’s Childhood
  4. 4Chapter IV — Mr. Gibson’s Neighbours
  5. 5Chapter V — Calf-Love
  6. 6Chapter VI — A Visit to the Hamleys
  7. 7Chapter VII — Foreshadows of Love Perils
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Drifting Into Danger
  9. 9Chapter IX — The Widower and the Widow
  10. 10Chapter X — A Crisis
  11. 11Chapter XI — Making Friendship
  12. 12Chapter XII — Preparing for the Wedding
  13. 13Chapter XIII — Molly Gibson’s New Friends
  14. 14Chapter XIV — Molly Finds Herself Patronized
  15. 15Chapter XV — The New Mamma
  16. 16Chapter XVI — The Bride at Home
  17. 17Chapter XVII — Trouble at Hamley Hall
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — Mr. Osborne’s Secret
  19. 19Chapter XIX — Cynthia’s Arrival
  20. 20Chapter XX — Mrs. Gibson’s Visitors
  21. 21Chapter XXI — The Half-Sisters
  22. 22Chapter XXII — The Old Squire’s Troubles
  23. 23Chapter XXIII — Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
  24. 24Chapter XXIV — Mrs. Gibson’s Little Dinner
  25. 25Chapter XXV — Hollingford in a Bustle
  26. 26Chapter XXVI — A Charity Ball
  27. 27Chapter XXVII — Father and Sons
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII — Rivalry
  29. 29Chapter XXIX — Bush-Fighting
  30. 30Chapter XXX — Old Ways and New Ways
  31. 31Chapter XXXI — A Passive Coquette
  32. 32Chapter XXXII — Coming Events
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII — Brightening Prospects
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV — A Lover’s Mistake
  35. 35Chapter XXXV — The Mother’s Manœuvre
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI — Domestic Diplomacy
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII — A Fluke, and What Came of It
  38. 38Chapter XXXVIII — Mr. Kirkpatrick, Q.C.
  39. 39Chapter XXXIX — Secret Thoughts Ooze Out
  40. 40Chapter XL — Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
  41. 41Chapter XLI — Gathering Clouds
  42. 42Chapter XLII — The Storm Bursts
  43. 43Chapter XLIII — Cynthia’s Confession
  44. 44Chapter XLIV — Molly Gibson to the Rescue
  45. 45Chapter XLV — Confidences
  46. 46Chapter XLVI — Hollingford Gossips
  47. 47Chapter XLVII — Scandal and Its Victims
  48. 48Chapter XLVIII — An Innocent Culprit
  49. 49Chapter XLIX — Molly Gibson Finds a Champion
  50. 50Chapter L — Cynthia at Bay
  51. 51Chapter LI — “Troubles Never Come Alone”
  52. 52Chapter LII — Squire Hamley’s Sorrow
  53. 53Chapter LIII — Unlooked-for Arrivals
  54. 54Chapter LIV — Molly Gibson’s Worth Is Discovered
  55. 55Chapter LV — An Absent Lover Returns
  56. 56Chapter LVI — “Off With the Old Love, and on With the New”
  57. 57Chapter LVII — Bridal Visits and Adieux
  58. 58Chapter LVIII — Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects
  59. 59Chapter LIX — Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall
  60. 60Chapter LX — Roger Hamley’s Confession
  61. 61Concluding Remarks

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