North and South

Romance

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell

Written at the request of Charles Dickens, North and South is a book about rebellion; it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Gaskell expertly blends individual feeling with social concern, and her heroine, Margaret Hale, is one of the most original creations of Victorian literature.,,When Margaret Hale’s father leaves the Church in….Read More

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