North and South

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) was born in London but grew up in the north of England in the village of Knutsford. Her first novel, Mary Barton , was published in 1848, winning the attention of Charles Dickens, and most of her later work was published in his journals. She was also a lifelong friend of Charlotte Brontë, whose biography she wrote. Klappentext '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. Zusammenfassung Features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. This title 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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Gaskell Elizabeth
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780141198927
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119892-7
• No. of pages: 560
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: The Penguin English Library; PP PEL; Penguin Classics; The Penguin English Library; PP PEL
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary