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Wives and Daughters

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Read by LibriVox Volunteers · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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01 The Dawn of a Gala Day (22:02)
02 A Novice Amongst The Great Folk (34:06)
03 Molly Gibson's Childhood (19:54)
04 Mr. Gibson's Neighbors (31:45)
05 Calf Love (27:04)
06 A Visit to the Hamleys (39:00)
07 Foreshadows of Love's Perils (20:37)
08 Drifting into Danger (35:45)
09 The Widower and the Widow (26:27)
10 A Crisis (55:50)
11 Making Friendship (36:05)
12 Preparing for the Wedding (19:32)
13 Molly Gibson's New Friends (28:01)
14 Molly Finds Herself Patronized (33:50)
15 The New Mamma (20:37)
16 The Bride at Home (24:48)
17 Trouble at Hamley Hall (24:38)
18 Mr. Osborne's Secret (30:35)
19 Cynthia's Arrival (25:21)
20 Mrs Gibson's Visitors (19:23)
21 The Half-Sisters (30:41)
22 The Old Squire's Troubles (31:49)
23 Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position (23:51)
24 Mrs. Gibson's Little Dinner (16:31)
25 Hollingford in a Bustle (24:00)
26 A Charity Ball (49:39)
27 Father and Sons (19:54)
28 Rivalry (32:40)
29 Bush-Fighting (37:15)
30 Old Ways and New Ways (21:23)
31 A Passive Coquette (22:32)
32 Coming Events (31:02)
33 Brightening Prospects (17:01)
34 A Lover's Mistake (20:05)
35 The Mother's Manoeuvre (36:13)
36 Domestic Diplomacy (15:38)
37 A Fluke, and What Came of it (37:50)
38 Mr. Kirkpatrick Q.C. (26:14)
39 Secret Thoughts Ooze Out (30:00)
40 Molly Gibson Breathes Freely (20:56)
41 Gathering Clouds (29:37)
42 The Storm Bursts (22:55)
43 Cynthia's Confession (25:24)
44 Molly Gibson to the Rescue (25:43)
45 Confidences (20:35)
46 Hollingford Gossips (20:54)
47 Scandal and Its Victims (25:20)
48 An Innocent Culprit (20:24)
49 Molly Gibson Finds a Champion (20:22)
50 Cynthia at Bay (27:56)
51 Troubles Never Come Alone (20:18)
52 Squire Hamley's Sorrows (27:19)
53 Unlooked for Arrivals (22:56)
54 Molly Gibson's Worth is Discovered (29:52)
55 An Absent Lover Returns (26:02)
56 Off With The Old Love, And On With The New (23:07)
57 Bridal Visits and Adieux (27:40)
58 Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects (27:24)
59 Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall (25:54)
60 Roger Hamley's Confession (31:49)
61 Concluding Remarks (13:45)

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