num_pages: 452
description: Mary Gaskell's North and South examines the nature of social authority and obedience and provides an insightful description of the role of middle class women in nineteenth century society. Through the story of Margaret Hale, a southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton,Gaskell skillfully explores issues of class and gender, as Margaret's sympathy for the town mill workers conflicts with her growing attraction to the mill owner, John Thornton. This new and revised expanded edition sets the novel in the context of Victorian social and medical debate.
language: English
title: North and South
titlecomplete: North and South
characters: Margaret Hale, John   Thornton, Fanny Thornton, Nicholas Higgins, Mrs. Hannah Thornton, Mrs. Hale, Mr. Bell, Dixon, Frederick Hale, Bessy Higgins, Mr. Hale
genres: Historical, Literature, Historical Romance, Victorian, 19th Century, Romance, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 166080
places: England
publisher: Oxford University Press