Christmas Delivery Guaranteed 🚚
Christmas Gift Guide Gift Guide
Christmas Delivery Delivery
Store Hours Store Hours
Gift Cards Gift Cards

Order Today & Win an Epic Fantasy Prize Pack! ✨

Wives and Daughters

By Elizabeth Gaskell
0.0 (0 reviews)
4.13 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 50,316 ratings, 3,354 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell is a charming exploration of English provincial life in the early 19th century. It follows the story of Molly Gibson, the daughter of a widowed doctor, as she navigates the complexities of family, romance, and societal expectations. Through her relationships and experiences, the novel delves into themes of friendship, class, and personal growth in a vividly depicted rural setting.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$2400
Elsewhere:
$2600
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring intricately developed characters and social dynamics in a charming English village setting. If you appreciate stories about familial relationships, personal growth, and the role of women in the 19th century, you will likely find this novel captivating and thought-provoking.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Wives and Daughters

When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister, Cynthia, enters Molly's quiet life.

Loveable but worldly and troubling, Cynthia's arrival alters Molly's daily life. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell is praised for its bold critique of the Victorian male assumption of moral authority. It offers a nuanced exploration of social norms and gender roles in 19th-century society.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140434781

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 1996

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Pam Morris
  • Introduction by Pam Morris
  • Notes by Pam Morris

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 491g

Pages: 720

Collections

Elizabeth Gaskell Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Elizabeth Gaskell was born in London in 1810 but spent most of her life in Cheshire, Stratford-upon-Avon. She married the Reverend William Gaskell and had four daughters by him. She worked among the poor, travelled frequently and wrote for Dickens'smagazine, Household Words. Elizabeth Gaskell was friends with Charlotte Bronte and consequently went on to write her biography. Pam Norris is Reader in Literature at Liverpool John Mooores University

Also by Elizabeth Gaskell

View all

More from General Fiction

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.