_Wives and Daughters_ was first published serially in the _Cornhill Magazine_ from August, 1864, to January, 1866. Elizabeth Gaskell died suddenly in November, 1865. She had completed all but the last chapter, and in that sense the book, which many consider her masterpiece, is unfinished. The editor of the _Cornhill Magazine_, Frederick Greenwood, appended his comments about Mrs. Gaskell's intentions for the conclusion and about Mrs. Gaskell as a person. Those comments are included at the end of this e-book. _Wives and Daughters_ was first published in book form in 1866 by Smith, Elder. Both the _Cornhill_ serial and the Smith, Eld…
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