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Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (1997, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014043478X
ISBN-13
9780140434781
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038288750

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wives and Daughters
Number of Pages
720 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Classics, Romance / Historical / Regency, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"No nineteenth-century novel contains a more devastating rejection than this of the Victorian male assumption of moral authority." —Pam Morris, "No nineteenth-century novel contains a more devastating rejection than this of the Victorian male assumption of moral authority." --Pam Morris
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
823.8
Table Of Content
Overview. Systems Theory and Concepts. Organizational Structures. Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team. Management Functions. Time Management. Conflicts. Special Topics. The Variables for Success. Working with Executives. Planning. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Project Graphics. Pricing and Estimating. Cost Control. Trade-Off Analysis in a Project Environment. Risk Management. Learning Curves. International Project Management. Project Management in the Year 2000. Planning for Excellence in Project Management. The Impact of Concurrent Engineering on Project Management. Quality Management. Contracts. Appendices. A Project Management/Systems Management Bibliography. Competitive Bidding Bibliography. Indexes.
Synopsis
A story of romance, scandal and intrigue within the confines of a watchful, gossiping English village during the early nineteenth century When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. The two girls begin to confide in one another and Molly soon finds herself a go-between in Cynthia's love affairs - but in doing so risks losing both her own reputation and the man she secretly loves. Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel - considered to be her finest - demonstrates an intelligent and compassionate understanding of human relationships, and offers a witty, ironic critique of mid-Victorian society. This text is based on the 1866 Cornhill Magazine version of the novel. It also includes notes on textual variants between this edition and the original manuscript, a note on the story's ending and an introduction discussing the novel's challenging investigation of themes of Englishness, Darwinism and masculine authority. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries a new stepsister, Cynthia, enters Molly's quiet life. Loveable but worldly and troubling, Cynthia's arrival alters Molly's daily life. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford. Wives and Daughters is far more than a nostalgic evocation of village life; it offers an ironic critique of mid-Victorian society
LC Classification Number
PR4710.W5