North and South
$15.29
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
25 January 1996
Summary
Penguin Classics relaunch.
When her father leaves the Church, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of England. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice.
In North and South Gaskell skillfully fused individual feeling with social con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140434248 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140434240 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell, Patricia Ingham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 25 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[An] admirable story … full of character and power” Charles Dickens
”[An] admirable story … full of character and power”
Charles Dickens
About The Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Jenny Uglow writes on literature, art, and social history. Her books include award-winning biographies of Elizabeth Gaskell, William Hogarth, and Thomas Bewick, as well as a study of Sarah Losh, a surprising Victorian architect and visionary. Her group studies include The Lunar Men and the panoramic In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars, 1793-1815. She is now writing on Edward Lear.
Jenny lives in Canterbury and has four grown-up children and seven grandchildren. She was created an OBE in 2008 and was Chair of the Royal Society of Literature from 2014 to 2016.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.