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Industrial romance confronts class and societal change.

If you're drawn to stories that blend personal growth with societal challenges, Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South" might captivate you. It offers not just a moving love story, but an insightful commentary on the class divisions and industrial tensions of 19th-century England. The dynamic between the characters and the historical context creates an engaging read that resonates with contemporary themes of social struggle and reconciliation.

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North and South

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ISBN: 9781853260933
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Date of Publication: 2025-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.15
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With an introduction and notes by Dr. Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull. Set in the mid-19th 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 were woven together in a newly industrial society. This is a tale of hard-won triumphs - of rational thought over prejudice and of humane care over blind deference to the market. Readers in the twenty-first century will find themselves absorbed as this Victorian novel traces the origins of problems and possibilities which are still challenging a hundred and fifty years later: the complex relationships, public and private, between men and women of different classes.
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Industrial romance confronts class and societal change.

If you're drawn to stories that blend personal growth with societal challenges, Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South" might captivate you. It offers not just a moving love story, but an insightful commentary on the class divisions and industrial tensions of 19th-century England. The dynamic between the characters and the historical context creates an engaging read that resonates with contemporary themes of social struggle and reconciliation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.