By: Elizabeth Cleghorn GASKELL (1810 - 1865)
Set in Victorian England, North and South
is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman whose life is turned
upside down when her family relocates to northern England. As an
outsider from the agricultural south, Margaret is initially shocked by
the aggressive northerners of the dirty, smoky industrial town of
Milton. But as she adapts to her new home, she defies social conventions
with her ready sympathy and defense of the working poor. Her passionate
advocacy leads her to repeatedly clash with charismatic mill owner John
Thornton over his treatment of his workers. While Margaret denies her
growing attraction to him, Thornton agonizes over his foolish passion
for her, in spite of their heated disagreements. As tensions mount
between them, a violent unionization strike explodes in Milton, leaving
everyone to deal with the aftermath in the town and in their personal
lives.
Elizabeth Gaskell serialized North and South between September 1854 and January 1855 in Charles Dickens’s magazine Household Words. Upon its publication, Gaskell established herself as a novelist capable of serious discourse on social responsibility and advocacy for change in defiance of established authority. (Summary by Dani)
Elizabeth Gaskell serialized North and South between September 1854 and January 1855 in Charles Dickens’s magazine Household Words. Upon its publication, Gaskell established herself as a novelist capable of serious discourse on social responsibility and advocacy for change in defiance of established authority. (Summary by Dani)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Romance
Language: English
Running Time: 18:39:26
Zip file size: 537.7MB
Catalog date: 2007-09-21
Read by: LibriVox Volunteers
Book Coordinator: Ophelia Darcy
Meta Coordinator: Gesine
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