Elizabeth Gaskell

Right at Last is a short story by Elizabeth Gaskell, published on November 27, 1858, in Household Words. The story follows Margaret Frazer, a young woman of strong character who defies her family’s opposition by getting engaged to Dr. James Brown, a talented man of uncertain origins. As the couple builds their life together, events reveal intrigues and secrets that will test their strength and love, confronting them with an uncertain destiny.