Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 28216 Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. North and South Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_(Gaskell_novel) Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "North and South" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel written in the mid-19th century, during the Victorian era. The story contrasts the lives of individuals in the industrial North and the genteel Southern society, focusing primarily on Margaret Hale, a young woman caught between two worlds. Her journey from rural Helstone to the industrial town of Milton-Northern forms the backbone of the narrative, exploring themes of class conflict, gender roles, and social upheaval. The opening portion introduces readers to Margaret Hale, who is amidst the emotional turmoil surrounding her cousin Edith's upcoming marriage. As Margaret reflects on her own impending return to the Helstone parsonage, she experiences a bittersweet sense of change and loss. During this period of transition, the contrast between her gentle upbringing and the vibrant, industrial life she anticipates in Milton is established. The chapter presents the warmth of familial ties, alongside the anxiety and uncertainty regarding Margaret's future, laying the groundwork for her development and the societal challenges she will encounter as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Didactic fiction Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Mothers and daughters -- Fiction Children of clergy -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction England, Northern -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1106255 2025-07-02T10:18:34.654837 text/html 1079781 2025-01-16T11:01:10 text/html 675995 2025-07-02T10:18:46.231756 application/epub+zip 675882 2025-07-02T10:18:36.007837 application/epub+zip 525390 2025-07-02T10:18:35.356794 application/epub+zip 911050 2025-07-02T10:18:54.015732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863014 2025-07-02T10:18:45.604800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713439 2022-09-02T13:50:57.938920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1054705 2025-07-02T10:18:32.626825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1034965 2025-01-16T11:01:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18304 2025-07-02T10:18:54.155697 application/rdf+xml 11307 2025-07-02T10:18:35.454802 image/jpeg 2031 2025-07-02T10:18:35.406789 image/jpeg 582076 2025-07-02T10:18:34.760843 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia