Description
Cynthia and Molly are both well-known figures from Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel Wives and Daughters.
Molly is the moral heart of Wives and Daughters, but it is her flawed step-sister Cynthia who may appeal to readers more. The two girls are a study in comparisons. Molly is concerned with goodness, while Cynthia’s relationship with her ghastly mother Mrs Gibson echoes that of Lizzie and Mrs Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s final novel is a masterpiece of character observation. She shows the two women in their full complexity, using humour and poignancy. Speaker Sherry Ashworth compares and contrasts these two unique characters written by Elizabeth at the height of her literary powers.
Click here to find out more about Cynthia, Molly and Elizabeth Gaskell’s unfinished novel.
Recorded June 2024
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