Sylvia's Lovers

by Elizabeth Gaskell, Francis O'Gorman (Editor)

Overview

Set in a fictional Whitby at the turn of the eighteeenth century, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears. This wide-ranging new edition includes freshly researched notes and considers the novel's debates with the legacy of the Brontes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199656738
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/24/2013
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	659,100
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1220L (what's this?)

About the Author

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English author who wrote biographies, short stories, and novels. Because her work often depicted the lives of Victorian society, including the individual effects of the Industrial Revolution, Gaskell has impacted the fields of both literature and history. While Gaskell is now a revered author, she was criticized and overlooked during her lifetime, dismissed by other authors and critics because of her gender. However, after her death, Gaskell earned a respected legacy and is credited to have paved the way for feminist movements.