Wives and Daughters
| Written by: | Elizabeth Gaskell |
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| First published: | 1866 |
Written by Elizabeth Gaskell, author of North and South and biographer of Charlotte Bronte. was originally published in serial format in Cornhill Magazine from 1864-1866. It follows the events of Molly Gisbson's life when her widower father marries a widow with a grown daughter.
Tropes used in Wives and Daughters include:
- Author Existence Failure
- Blue Blood: Lord and Lady Cumnor and their family, obviously.
- Doorstopper
- Heroic Dimples: Mentions that if Molly (who is looking in the mirror, worrying about her beauty) were to smile, she'd instantly feel better upon seeing "the gleam of her teeth, and the charm of her dimples".
- Love Hurts
- Missing Mom
- Secret Relationship: Several.
- Shout-Out: A Miss Eyre, Molly's governess, in chapter 3. Not the actual Jane Eyre, mind you.
- Victorian Britain
- Wicked Stepmother: At least a snooty one.