Williamsburg Regional Library

North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell

Label
North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell
Language
eng
Illustrations
portraits
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
North and South
Responsibility statement
Elizabeth Gaskell
Series statement
Penguin English library
Summary
This is one of the earliest novels of industrial alienation, tellingly linked to the plight of 19th-century women. It tells of the relationship between Margaret Hale, a girl from the old rural south, and John Thornton, a mill owner from the new industrial north
Target audience
adult
Classification
Content