North and South
A 19th Century, Classics, Fiction book. I take it that gentleman is a term that only...
North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.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 town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 460 pages
- ISBN: 9781414225906 / 1414225903
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Oh! that look of love!" continued he, between his teeth, as he bolted himself into his own private room. "And that cursed lie; which showed some terrible shame in the background, to be kept from the light in which I thought she lived perpetually! Oh, Margaret, Margaret! Mother, how you have tortured me! Oh! Margaret, could you not have loved me? I am but uncouth and hard, but I would never have led you into any falsehood for me. Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South // Thinking has, many a time, made me sad, darling; but doing never did in all my life... My precept is, "Do something, my sister, do good if you can; but, at any rate, do something". Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South // Come! Poor little heart! Be cheery and brave. We'll be a great deal to one another, if we are thrown off and left desolate. Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South //
I just finished reading North and South. I had immediately preceded my read of Gaskell's North and South with a reading of Charlotte Bronte's Shirley; as they both tend to address the issues of life and love in the north of England and the interactions and differences between the gentry, the manufacturers, and the working class. Both... I loved this book. I found it a hard read because it is written as a narrative and as such it had so many details. I loved all the details. The dialect of the Higgins family was so alive with personality. I found it hard to read, but made the book even more perfect.Mr. John Thornton in the book was just so emotional and seeing his heart... I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you dont understand me.I absolutely adore this book! The only disappointment was the abrupt (albeit happy) ending. I wish there was a little bit more of a wrap-up of plot and characters at the end. And there were a few too many simultaneous deaths in the book so that the last couple...
