Ebook {Epub PDF} North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was born in London in , but she spent her formative years in Cheshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and the north of England. In she married the Reverend William Gaskell, who became well known as the minister of the Unitarian Chapel in Manchester’s Cross Street/5(). With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull Set in the midth century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north. Elizabeth Gaskell's skilful narrative uses an unusual love story to show how personal and public lives /5(). North and South is a social novel published in by British writer Elizabeth Gaskell. Eighteen-year-old Margaret Hale lived for almost 10 years in London with her cousin Edith and her wealthy aunt Shaw, but when Edith marries Captain Lennox, Margaret happily returns home to the southern village of Helstone/5(K).

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, Title: North and South Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Didactic fiction Subject: Young women -- Fiction Subject: Bildungsromans Subject: Mothers and daughters -- Fiction Subject: Children of clergy -- Fiction Subject: Social classes -- Fiction Subject. Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South is often considered one of, if not the best, of her works, as well as a significant piece of Victorian literature. It features a strong female protagonist, a mature love story, and relevant social and political commentary regarding industrialization and class antagonisms present in midth century England. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell on Apple Podcasts. 52 episodes. Mrs. Gaskell as she was popularly known, had a hard and lonely childhood, spent with various aunts and relatives after her mother died and her father left her. The young Elizabeth met and married a clergyman and moved to Manchester with him. It was here that she developed her.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was born in London in , but she spent her formative years in Cheshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and the north of England. In she married the Reverend William Gaskell, who became well known as the minister of the Unitarian Chapel in Manchester’s Cross Street. North and South Summary. After her cousin Edith Shaw ’s wedding, eighteen-year-old Margaret Hale returns from London, her home for the past decade, to Helstone, the small Southern England village where her father, Richard Hale, and her mother, Maria Hale, still live. North and South is a social novel published in by British writer Elizabeth Gaskell. Eighteen-year-old Margaret Hale lived for almost 10 years in London with her cousin Edith and her wealthy aunt Shaw, but when Edith marries Captain Lennox, Margaret happily returns home to the southern village of Helstone.