Sylvia's lovers

by Elizabeth Gaskell

Oh for thy voice to soothe and bless!
What hope of answer, or redress?
Behind the veil! Behind the veil!--Tennyson

• Chapter I: Monkshaven
• Chapter II: Home from Greenland
• Chapter III: Buying a new cloak
• Chapter IV: Philip Hepburn
• Chapter V: Story of the press-gang
• Chapter VI: The sailor's funeral
• Chapter VII: Tete-a-tete. The will.
• Chapter VIII: Attraction and repulsion
• Chapter IX: The specksioneer
• Chapter X: A refractory pupil
• Chapter XI: Visions of the future
• Chapter XII: New Year's fete
• Chapter XIII: Perplexities
• Chapter XIV: Partnership
• Chapter XV: A difficult question
• Chapter XVI: The engagement
• Chapter XVII: Rejected warnings
• Chapter XVIII: Eddy in love's current
• Chapter XIX: An important mission
• Chapter XX: Loved and lost
• Chapter XXI: A rejected suitor
• Chapter XXII: Deepening shadows
• Chapter XXIII: Retaliation
• Chapter XXIV: Brief rejoicing
• Chapter XXV: Coming troubles
• Chapter XXVI: A dreary vigil
• Chapter XXVII: Gloomy days
• Chapter XXVIII: The ordeal
• Chapter XXIX: Wedding raiment
• Chapter XXX: Happy days
• Chapter XXXI: Evil omens
• Chapter XXXII: Rescued from the waves
• Chapter XXXIII: An apparition
• Chapter XXXIV: A reckless recruit
• Chapter XXXV: Things unutterable
• Chapter XXXVI: Mysterious tidings
• Chapter XXXVII: Bereavement
• Chapter XXXVIII: The recognition
• Chapter XXXIX: Confidences
• Chapter XL: An unexpected messenger
• Chapter XLI: The bedesman of St Sepulchre
• Chapter XLII: A fable at fault
• Chapter XLIII: The unknown
• Chapter XLIV: First words
• Chapter XLV: Saved and lost