Sylvia's Lovers

Elizabeth Gaskell

⏱ 8 minVictorian classic

In a Yorkshire whaling town under the terror of the press-gang, a wilful girl loves a dashing harpooner, but her devoted cousin lets her believe him drowned and wins her by a lie that ruins them all. Gaskell's tragic novel.

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