![]() ![]() ![]() Through her reluctant exchanges with Mr Thornton, one of the more honourable (but still in Margaret’s eyes reprehensible), mill owners in Milton, learns gradually to abandon her southern-born prejudices. It is through Margaret’s interaction with both the “Masters” who own the cotton mills and their workers – one of whom is the fiery leader of the workers’ Union who leads a strike – that Gaskell brings to life the industrial town. With a judgement fixed by her idealisation of the south, we see her struggle to adjust to the harsh climate of an industrial town. ![]() The narrative focuses on Margaret Hale, a strong-minded but incredibly caring protagonist, who moves from the south of England to the industrial north with her retired clergyman father and sensitive mother. ![]() The novel was published in 1854 and is set in “Milton”, a fictional industrial town resembling Manchester. I’m really glad I found this book because, while doing my A Levels, it complimented both my study of Victorian women’s rights in History, and extended my understanding of other Victorian novels I had read. I chose to read Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South book when I was around 16 having really enjoyed the 2004 BBC TV adaptation. Review by Nelli (Schools Liaison and Access Officer) ![]()
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