The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven (modeled on Whitby, England) against the background of the practice of impressment during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars....
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Sylvia's Lovers
Sylvia's Lovers
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Description
The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven (modeled on Whitby, England) against the background of the practice of impressment during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars.