"unable to leave Molly without speaking of his love, and they marry and return to Africa together. In 1971, a television adaptation was made. In 1999, BBC produced a four-part serial based on the novel with a screenplay written by Andrew Davies; ""Wives and Daughters"" featuring Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Francesca Annis, Keeley Hawes, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Anthony Howell, Michael Gambon, Penelope Wilton, Barbara Flynn, Deborah Findlay, Iain Glen, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, and Ian Carmichael. Wives and Daughters Wives and Daughters, An Every-Day Story is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the ""Cornhill Magazine"" as a serial from"
"Daughters and Sons Daughters and Sons is a 1937 novel by the English novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett. Written in the author's characteristic dialogue-heavy style, the novel explores the power struggles within a large family household, presided over by its tyrannical matriarch, Sabine Ponsonby, and her imperious daughter Hetta. The daughters and sons of the novel's title form an extended family who live together in a large house owned by the family matriarch, the 85-year-old Sabine Ponsonby. Her son, John, a widower, is a well-known but struggling novelist who is unable to bring in enough income to support his large family: Clare,"
"Frederick Greenwood Frederick Greenwood (25 March 1830 – 14 December 1909) was an English journalist, editor, and man of letters. He completed Elizabeth Gaskell's novel ""Wives and Daughters"" after her death in 1865. Born in Kensington, London, he was the oldest of eleven children of James Caer Greenwood, a coach builder, and his wife, Mary Ann, née Fish. He and two brothers – James and Charles, gained reputations as journalists. Frederick started life in a printing house, but at an early age began to write in periodicals. In 1853 he contributed a sketch of Napoleon III to a volume called"
"Wives and Other Wives Wives and Other Wives is a lost 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham based on a story by Jules Furthman. The film stars Mary Miles Minter and Colin Chase in the lead roles. Based upon a review in a film magazine, Geoffrey Challoner (Chase) finds his bride of a few days Robin (Minter) burning some letters, and he becomes insanely jealous. A few days later, Norman Craig (Garwood) blunders into the Challoner apartment and Robin fires a gun, thinking him to be a burglar. Norman faints from fright and Robin flees, thinking that"
"Hollywood Wives (novel) Hollywood Wives is a 1983 novel by the British author Jackie Collins. It was her ninth novel, and her most successful, selling over 15 million copies. ""Hollywood Wives"" tells the stories of several women in Hollywood, ranging all the way from long-time talent agents and screenwriters to vivacious screen vixens and young, innocent newcomers. After the novel's international success, it was adapted as a television miniseries by producer Aaron Spelling that aired on ABC in February 1985. It was a ratings hit, and one of the most successful mini-series of the 1980s. Collins went on to pen"
"Wives and Lovers (film) Wives and Lovers is a 1963 comedy film directed by John Rich. It stars Janet Leigh and Van Johnson. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964 for costume design. Husband and wife Bill and Bertie Austin and their daughter live in a low-rent apartment. He's a struggling writer, at least until agent Lucinda Ford breaks the news that she's sold his book to a publisher, including the rights to turn it into a Broadway play. A new house in Connecticut is the first way to celebrate. But during the long hours Bill is away"
"Husbands and Wives Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis, Juliette Lewis, and Liam Neeson. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actress (Judy Davis) and Best Original Screenplay (Woody Allen). The film debuted shortly after the end of Allen and Farrow's romantic and professional partnership, and was the last of their 13 films together. The movie is filmed by Carlo Di Palma with a handheld camera style and features documentary-like interviews with the characters interspersed with the story. ""Husbands"
"Stanley and the Women (novel) Stanley and the Women () is a 1984 novel by British author Kingsley Amis. Stanley Duke works in advertising, and had been married to an actress, Nowell, whom he divorces, and he now is now dating Susan who he has a complicated relationship with, particularly because of her mother, Lady D. His son, Steve, suffers a mental breakdown, and Stanley takes him to two psychiatrists, the first, Dr. Collings is female, and too liberated for Stanley; and the second, Dr. Nash, seems to be more interested in drinking than helping his son. Marilyn Butler for"
"Deborah Moggach Deborah Moggach (born Deborah Hough; 28 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. She has written eighteen novels, including ""The Ex-Wives"", ""Tulip Fever"" (made into the film of the same name), ""These Foolish Things"" (made into the film ""The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"") and ""Heartbreak Hotel"". Moggach is one of four daughters of writers Charlotte Hough (née Woodyadd) and Richard Hough. Moggach was brought up in Bushey, Hertfordshire and St John's Wood in London, and was educated at Camden School for Girls and Queen's College, London. She graduated from the University of Bristol in 1971 with a"
"survived by his wife, Gwen (née Empsall) his mother Jane and two sisters, Ellen and Sarah. Ellen worked for Florence Nightingale between 1885 and 1892 as cook and housekeeper. William David Owen William David Owen (1874–1925), born William Owen was a Welsh author best known for his novel ""Madam Wen"" (White Lady). ""Madam Wen"" which was published in book form in 1925, although it had first appeared as a serial in the Welsh-language newspaper ""y Genedl Gymraeg"" (The Welsh Nation) in 1914. The first English edition of the story was published in an abridged form in October 2009, in a"
"The Widow’s Children The Widow’s Children is a novel by American writer Paula Fox, first published in 1976. The book evoked bewilderment as well as praise when first published. Reissued once in 1986, it went out of print in 1990. A paperback was issued by publisher W. W. Norton in 1999. It is considered by many to be Fox's masterpiece. The title is derived from a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke called ""Widow"". The book is broken into seven chapters of unequal length: ""Drinks,"" ""Corridor,"" ""Restaurant,"" ""The Messenger,"" ""The Brothers,"" ""Clara,"" and ""The Funeral."" There are five characters, a cast"
"ill friend kill herself. Moggach is a patron of Dignity in Dying and campaigns for a change in the law on assisted suicide. Deborah Moggach Deborah Moggach (born Deborah Hough; 28 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. She has written eighteen novels, including ""The Ex-Wives"", ""Tulip Fever"" (made into the film of the same name), ""These Foolish Things"" (made into the film ""The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"") and ""Heartbreak Hotel"". Moggach is one of four daughters of writers Charlotte Hough (née Woodyadd) and Richard Hough. Moggach was brought up in Bushey, Hertfordshire and St John's Wood in London,"
"Kathleen E. Woodiwiss Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (born Kathleen Erin Hogg, June 3, 1939 – July 6, 2007), was an American novelist. She pioneered the historical romance genre with the 1972 publication of her novel ""The Flame and the Flower"". She was born Kathleen Erin Hogg in Alexandria, Louisiana, the youngest of eight children of Charles Wingrove Hogg, a disabled World War I veteran, and his wife, Gladys (Coker). As a child, she relished creating her own stories, and by age six was telling herself stories at night to help fall asleep. Her father died suddenly when Woodiwiss was only twelve,"
"Charles Dickinson (author) Charles Dickinson (born June 4, 1951) is an American writer known for his literary novels which often mix realism with winsome absurdity. His books include, in the order of their publication: ""Waltz in Marathon"" (1983), ""Crows"" (1985), ""With or Without"" (a short story collection; 1987), ""The Widows' Adventures"" (1989), ""Rumor Has It"" (1991), ""A Shortcut in Time"" (2003) and its sequel, ""A Family in Time"" (2012). HarperCollins publishers will be making his first five books available as e-books within the next year. His short fiction and non-fiction pieces have appeared in ""Atlantic Monthly"", ""Esquire"", ""The New Yorker"","
"Compton-Burnett seriously as a highbrow rival, and she recorded in her diary the sleepless nights occasioned by the favourable reviews received by ""Daughters And Sons"" compared with the less good reviews for her own 1937 novel ""The Years"". Daughters and Sons Daughters and Sons is a 1937 novel by the English novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett. Written in the author's characteristic dialogue-heavy style, the novel explores the power struggles within a large family household, presided over by its tyrannical matriarch, Sabine Ponsonby, and her imperious daughter Hetta. The daughters and sons of the novel's title form an extended family who live together"
"Lives of Girls and Women Lives of Girls and Women is a short story cycle by Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in 1971. All of the stories chronicle the life of a single character, Del Jordan, and the book has been characterized as a novel by some critics as a result. The cycle serves as a coming of age story for Del Jordan growing up first on the outskirts, and later in the centre, of the small, southern Ontario town of Jubilee. Del is portrayed as something of an outsider, unsatisfied with small town life though"
"to connect or to forsake connection. Because most of these people are related, it's also a novel about family, and that Pandora's box of rampant emotions. In bursts of energy, invention, absurdity, and passion, Fox lets those emotions fly out and injure or assuage where they will."" The Widow’s Children The Widow’s Children is a novel by American writer Paula Fox, first published in 1976. The book evoked bewilderment as well as praise when first published. Reissued once in 1986, it went out of print in 1990. A paperback was issued by publisher W. W. Norton in 1999. It is"
"Alec Waugh Alexander Raban ""Alec"" Waugh (8 July 1898 – 3 September 1981), was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs (daughter of the writer William Wymark Jacobs), his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal–winning ""Miracles on Maple Hill"". Waugh was born in London, and educated at Sherborne School, a public school in Dorset. The result of his experiences was his first, semi-autobiographical novel, ""The Loom of Youth"" (1917),"
"Women and Men Women and Men is Joseph McElroy's sixth novel. Published in 1987 (with a 1986 copyright), it is 1192 pages long. Somewhat notably, because of its size, the uncorrected proof was issued in two volumes. The size and complexity of the novel have led it to be compared with ""Ulysses"", ""The Recognitions"", and ""Gravity's Rainbow"". The novel is 16th on the Wikipedia list of longest novels, and seventh among novels written in English, and the longest novel written in America. There were two first editions—neither dates itself before the other. In April 1987, the first trade edition was"
"Night and Day (Woolf novel) Night and Day is a novel by Virginia Woolf first published on 20 October 1919. Set in Edwardian London, ""Night and Day"" contrasts the daily lives and romantic attachments of two acquaintances, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet. The novel examines the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success. Dialogue and descriptions of thought and actions are used in equal amount, unlike in Woolf's later book, ""To the Lighthouse"". There are four major characters, Katharine Hilbery, Mary Datchet, Ralph Denham, and William Rodney. ""Night and Day"" deals with issues concerning women's suffrage, if love and marriage"
"from November 1863 to February 1864. The serialisation of her last novel, ""Wives and Daughters"", began in August 1864 in ""The Cornhill"". She died of a heart attack in 1865, while visiting a house she had purchased in Holybourne, Hampshire. ""Wives and Daughters"" was published in book form in early 1866, first in the United States and then, ten days later, in Britain. Gaskell's reputation from her death to the 1950s was epitomized by Lord David Cecil's assessment in ""Early Victorian Novelists"" (1934) that she was ""all woman"" and ""makes a creditable effort to overcome her natural deficiencies but all"
"Charlotte Mansfield Charlotte Mansfield (1881–1936) was an English novelist, poet, and traveler, known for her planned 1909 ""Cape to Cairo"" journey. Mansfield's novels include ""Torn Lace"" (1904); ""The Girl and the Gods"" (1907); ""Love and a Woman""; ""Red Pearls"" (1914); ""Gloria, a Girl of the South African Veldt"" (1916); ""The Dupe"" (1917), a World War I spy story; ""Sex and Siller"" (1920); and ""Strings"" (1920), a supernatural thriller about an evil violin. She also published two books of poems, ""Flowers of the Wind"" (1899), and ""Poems"" (1902). The ""Spectator"" reviewer called her poetry ""verses of indifferent quality, now and then"
"Hilda Vaughan Hilda Campbell Vaughan (married name Morgan, 12 June 1892 – 4 November 1985) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer writing in English. Her ten, varied novels, set mostly in her native Radnorshire, concern rural communities and heroines. Her first was ""The Battle to the Weak"" (1925) and her last ""The Candle and the Light"" (1954). She was married to the writer Charles Langbridge Morgan, who had an influence on her writings. Although favourably received by her contemporaries, Vaughan later received minimal critical attention. Rediscovery began in the 1980s and 1990s, as part of a renewed interest"
"rest she left out, deciding that certain, more salacious aspects were better kept hidden. Among Gaskell's best known novels are ""Cranford"" (1851–53), ""North and South"" (1854–55), and ""Wives and Daughters"" (1865). Gaskell was born Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson on 29 September 1810 in Lindsey Row, Chelsea, London, at the house that is now 93 Cheyne Walk. She was the youngest of eight children; only she and her brother John survived infancy. Her father, William Stevenson, a Unitarian from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was minister at Failsworth, Lancashire, but resigned his orders on conscientious grounds; he moved to London in 1806 with the intention of"
"title of Austen's ""Love and "" [sic]. Novels Unfinished fiction Other works Juvenilia – Volume the First (1787–1793) Juvenilia – Volume the Second (1787–1793) Juvenilia – Volume the Third (1787–1793) Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second"
"in Brompton Cemetery, London. Mary Louisa Molesworth Mary Louisa Molesworth, ""née"" Stewart (29 May 1839 – 20 January 1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. Her first novels, for adult readers, ""Lover and Husband"" (1869) to ""Cicely"" (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of Ennis Graham. Her name occasionally appears in print as M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two"
"Mr. Darcy's Daughters Mr. Darcy's Daughters is a 2003 novel by the English author Elizabeth Aston, published by Simon & Schuster in the United States as her debut. Set in 1818, ""Mr. Darcy's Daughters"" is written as a sequel to Jane Austen's novel ""Pride and Prejudice"". It features the five daughters of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet – aged 21 to 16 – as they navigate London society in the absence of their parents, who have embarked on a diplomatic post to Constantinople. In London, the sisters meet new friends and find themselves in various romantic entanglements, all while learning"
"Man and Wife (novel) Man and Wife was Wilkie Collins’ ninth published novel. It is the second of his novels (after ""No Name"") in which social questions provide the main impetus of the plot. Collins increasingly used his novels to explore social abuses, which according to critics tends to detract from their qualities as fiction. The social issue which drives the plot is the state of Scots marriage law; at the time the novel was written, any couple who were legally entitled to marry and who asserted that they were married before witnesses, or in writing, were regarded in Scotland"
"Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ""Little Women"" (1868) and its sequels ""Little Men"" (1871) and ""Jo's Boys"" (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Alcott's family suffered from financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also"
"Dorothy Edwards Dorothy Edwards (6 November 1914 – 8 August 1982) was a children's writer from England best known for her ""My Naughty Little Sister"" book series and novel ""The Witches and the Grinnygog"" (1981). She was born on 6 November 1914 as Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown into a working-class family in Teddington, Richmond Upon Thames. Her mother's maiden name was Saunders. Her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age. Her stories, poems and articles were published throughout her twenties, and at this time she married"
"Susan Warner Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885), was an American evangelical writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for ""The Wide, Wide World"". Her other works include ""Queechy"", ""The Hills of Shatemuck"", ""Melbourne House"", ""Daisy"", ""Walks from Eden"", ""House of Israel"", ""What She Could"", ""Opportunities"", and ""House in Town"". Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels which had extraordinary sale, including ""Say and Seal"", ""Christmas Stocking"", ""Books of Blessing"", 8 vols., ""The Law and the Testimony"". Susan Warner was born in"
"Violet Tweedale Violet Tweedale, née Chambers (1862 – 10 December 1936), was a Scottish author, poet, and spiritualist. Violet Tweedale was born in Edinburgh, the eldest daughter of Robert Chambers, editor of ""Chambers' Journal"", and the granddaughter of Robert Chambers, the publisher and founder of W & R Chambers. In her teens she assisted her father in his work, and in 1889 moved to London where she had her first novel, ""And They Two"", published, and became involved in humanitarian ""rescue work"" in the East End. In 1891, she married Clarens Tweedale. In London, she moved in the best social"
"Uhlich praising the work's ""trenchant examination of long-term relationships on the downswing"". The same year, Robbie Collin and Tim Robey of ""The Daily Telegraph"" listed ""Husbands and Wives"" as his seventh greatest film, calling it ""a rapid marvel of four-way characterization"" and praising the opening scene as ""one of Allen’s most vividly written, shot and acted scenes ever"". Husbands and Wives Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis, Juliette Lewis, and Liam Neeson. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Supporting"