North and South

‘How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?’ Elizabeth Gaskell’s compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. \”North and South\” depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Imprint: Penguin UK
Publication date: 26/04/2012
Series: Penguin English Library