| North and South Contributor(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934648256 ISBN-13: 9781934648254 Publisher: Norilana Books OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: From her home ground, her father's comfortably middle-class living in Hampshire and her aunt's establishment in Harley Street, Margaret is exiled to the ugly northern industrial town of Milton. Surprisingly, her social consciousness awakens. It is intensified by a relationship with the local mill-owner, Thornton, that combines passionate attraction with fierce opposition. The novel explores the exploitation of the working class, linking the plight of workers with that of women and probing the myth and reality of the 'north-south divide'. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.06" W x 8.98" (1.67 lbs) 516 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NORTH AND SOUTH (1854) by Elizabeth Gaskell is both a social commentary and the romantic story of a young lady, Margaret Hale, who is relocated with her family from the affluent South of England to the industrial North. Margaret comes in contact with the difficulties of the working class and her sympathies are engaged. She also encounters the fascinating John Thornton, a wealthy local mill owner and a man of true integrity. Romantic tension ensues, reminiscent of Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. However, unlike an Austen heroine, Margaret lives in a world of harsher realities, with few things whitewashed, and suffering going hand in hand with ultimate exultation. A classic portrayal of nineteenth century industrialization, and of the complexities of the human heart. |