Sylvia's Lovers

by Elizabeth Cleghorn GASKELL (1810 - 1865)

38 - Bereavement

Sylvia's Lovers

The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven. Sylvia Robson lives with her parents on a farm, and is loved by her rather dull Quaker cousin Philip. She, however, meets and falls in love with Charlie Kinraid, a sailor on a whaling vessel, and they become engaged, although few people know of the engagement. But Charlie gets press-ganged and has to leave without a word... (Summary from Wikipedia)


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39 - The Recognition , 40 - Confidences , 41 - An Unexpected Messenger , 42 - The Bedesman of St. Sepulchre , 43 - A Fable At Fault , 44 - The Unknown , 45 - First Words , 46 - Saved and Lost