Sylvia’s Lovers
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
A very powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the he….Read More
8 Books Similar to Sylvia’s Lovers
Mary Barton
Mary Barton, the daughter of a disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill-owner's son, and making a better… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Historical
The Odd Women
Virginia and Alice Madden are 'odd women', growing old alone in Victorian England with no prospect of finding love. Forced into poverty by the sudden death of their father, they… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Historical
Ruth
Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. When she loses her job and… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Historical
Wives and Daughters
"Eh, miss, but that be a rare young lady! She do have such pretty coaxing ways ...",,Seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson worships her widowed father. But when he decides to remarry, Molly's… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Romance
No Name
A masterpiece' The Times,,After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Historical
Cranford/Cousin Phillis
"Cranford" depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village – their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Historical
Shirley
Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Fiction, Romance
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.