Sylvia's Lovers — Complete by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
QR code
"Sylvia's Lovers — Complete" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. Set in a coastal English town during the 1790s, it tells the story of young Sylvia Robson, caught between two men: her devoted Quaker cousin Philip and Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor. When Kinraid is forcibly taken by a press gang, Philip conceals this truth, leading Sylvia to believe her lover is dead. Her subsequent marriage sets in
motion a tragic tale of deception, lost love, and eventual redemption that Gaskell herself called "the saddest story I ever wrote." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
Kobo, Nook etc → Transfer via USB
Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 |
|---|---|
| Title | Sylvia's Lovers — Complete |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia%27s_Lovers |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4537 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 704 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!