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Public-domain author profile for Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810–1865). Catalogue metadata imported through Gutendex from Project Gutenberg.
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"Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. Set in a coastal English town during the 1790s, this story follows young Sylvia Robson, torn between two men: her devoted Quaker cousin Philip and Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor. When a press gang forcibly enlists Kinraid, Philip conceals the truth, leading Sylvia to believe her lover is dead. What follows is a tale of deception, marriage, betrayal, and ultimately reconciliation—one Gaskell herself called "the saddest story I ever wrote." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Subjects: Historical fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Women -- England -- Fiction; Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #4536, imported through Gutendex.
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"Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. Set in a coastal English town during the 1790s, this story follows young Sylvia Robson, torn between two men: her devoted Quaker cousin Philip and Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor. When a press gang forcibly enlists Kinraid, Philip conceals the truth, leading Sylvia to believe her lover is dead. What follows is a tale of deception, marriage, betrayal, and ultimately reconciliation—one Gaskell herself called "the saddest story I ever wrote." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Subjects: Historical fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Women -- England -- Fiction; Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #4536, imported through Gutendex.
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