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Title: Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete

Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Posting Date: August 14, 2009 [EBook #4537]
Release Date: October, 2003
First Posted: February 4, 2002

Language: English

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[Editor's Note:--The chapter numbering for volume 2 & 3 was changed
from the original in order to have unique chapter numbers for the
complete version, so volume 2 starts with chapter XV and volume 3
starts with chapter XXX.]

SYLVIA'S LOVERS.

BY

ELIZABETH GASKELL

Oh for thy voice to soothe and bless!
What hope of answer, or redress?
Behind the veil! Behind the veil!--Tennyson

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

M.DCCC.LXIII.

CONTENTS

I MONKSHAVEN
II HOME FROM GREENLAND
III BUYING A NEW CLOAK
IV PHILIP HEPBURN
V STORY OF THE PRESS-GANG
VI THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL
VII TETE-A-TETE.--THE WILL
VIII ATTRACTION AND REPULSION
IX THE SPECKSIONEER
X A REFRACTORY PUPIL
XI VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
XII NEW YEAR'S FETE
XIII PERPLEXITIES
XIV PARTNERSHIP
XV A DIFFICULT QUESTION
XVI THE ENGAGEMENT
XVII REJECTED WARNINGS
XVIII EDDY IN LOVE'S CURRENT
XIX AN IMPORTANT MISSION
XX LOVED AND LOST
XXI A REJECTED SUITOR
XXII DEEPENING SHADOWS
XXIII RETALIATION
XXIV BRIEF REJOICING
XXV COMING TROUBLES
XXVI A DREARY VIGIL
XXVII GLOOMY DAYS
XXVIII THE ORDEAL
XXIX WEDDING RAIMENT
XXX HAPPY DAYS
XXXI EVIL OMENS
XXXII RESCUED FROM THE WAVES
XXXIII AN APPARITION
XXXIV A RECKLESS RECRUIT
XXXV THINGS UNUTTERABLE
XXXVI MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS
XXXVII BEREAVEMENT
XXXVIII THE RECOGNITION
XXXIX CONFIDENCES
XL AN UNEXPECTED MESSENGER
XLI THE BEDESMAN OF ST SEPULCHRE
XLII A FABLE AT FAULT
XLIII THE UNKNOWN
XLIV FIRST WORDS
XLV