North and South
Publisher Description
North and South is set in the fictional town of Milton in the North of England when industrialisation was changing the city. The novel has frequently been favourably compared to the similarly-focused Shirley by the better-known novelist and friend of Gaskell, Charlotte Brontë. Forced to leave her home in the tranquil rural south, Margaret Hale settles with her parents in the industrial town of Milton where she witnesses the harsh brutal world wrought by the industrial revolution and where employers and workers clash in the first organised strikes. Sympathetic to the poor whose courage and tenacity she admires and among whom she makes friends, she clashes with John Thornton, a cotton mill manufacturer who belongs to the nouveaux riches and whose contemptuous attitude to workers Margaret despises. The confrontation between her and Mr Thornton is reminiscent ofElizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, but in the broad context of the harsh industrial North.
Customer Reviews
LOVE THIS BOOK!
My favorite from beginning to end. Much better than the BBC series.
Good book too many typos.
I know it's free, but honestly, there were mistakes on practically every page. Very distracting.
Elizabeth Gaskell wrote perfectly!
Written only 41 years after Pride and Prejudice, North and South did it justice. Elizabeth included two of the most difficult prejudices and she managed to find a way for both man and woman to find a beautiful respectful cooperating balance. Such a beautiful love story. And I love how Margaret fell in love. Love grew slowly and yet it hit her all at once. 💗 ❤️
I trust Elizabeth could have written a few more chapters on their love. It truly is a unique love.
-A review by Samantha Lopez 🖊 ^_^