Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3
- First published
- 1863
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1863. Set in a coastal English town during the 1790s, this story follows young Sylvia Robson, torn between two men: her devoted Quaker cousin Philip and Charlie Kinraid, a dashing sailor. When a press gang forcibly enlists Kinraid, Philip conceals the truth, leading Sylvia to believe her lover is dead. What follows is a tale of deception, marriage, betrayal, and ultimately reconciliation—one Gaskell herself called "the saddest story I ever wrote."
- Historical fiction
- Yorkshire (England)
- Man-woman relationships
- Women
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #4536. Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3 on Wikipedia.
