Historical Fiction Gaskell, Elizabeth: Sylvia’s Lovers, v.1, 4 January 2009.

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810–1865)
Sylvia’s Lovers (1863)

Sylvia’s Lovers is a novel of about 191,000 words

From Wikipedia:
“Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, which she called "the saddest story I ever wrote"
The novel begins in the 1790s in the town of Monkshaven. Sylvia Robson lives with her parents on a farm, and is loved by her cousin Philip. She, however, meets and falls in love with Charlie Kinraid. When Kinraid goes back to his ship, he is press-ganged (a scene witnessed by Philip). Philip does not tell Sylvia of the incident and, believing her lover is dead, Sylvia eventually marries her cousin and they have a daughter…”

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