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North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell, Gemma Whelan, Penguin Classics
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · February 20, 2013
Reading lane: 20th-Century Historical Romance
A Classics pick for readers exploring North and South.
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Who It's For
Book Details
- Authors
- Elizabeth Gaskell, Gemma Whelan, Penguin Classics
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- February 20, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- 20th-Century Historical Romance · Regency Romance
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century Historical Romance
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Publisher Categories
The Classics
Historical Fiction
LGBTQ+ Romance
About This Book
North and South is a novel that exposed Victorian inequalities. Margaret Hale, a woman from the South of England, moves to the industrialized North of England where she is shocked by the huge inequalities between the rich and the working class. This serves as a backdrop for a conflicted love story. Margaret finds herself falling in love with John Thornton, the owner of the local mill. But her concern for the Mill's striking workers complicates the relationship. A classic tal...
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