Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

North and South
North and South
North and South
Ebook631 pages11 hours

North and South

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

North and South is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in book form in 1855 originally appeared as a twenty-two-part weekly serial from September 1854 through January 1855 in the magazine Household Words, edited by Charles Dickens. The title indicates a major theme of the book: the contrast between the way of life in the industrial north of England and the wealthier south, although it was only under pressure from her publishers that Gaskell changed the title from its original, Margaret Hale.

The book is a social novel that tries to show the industrial North and its conflicts in the mid-19th century as seen by an outsider, a socially sensitive lady from the South. The heroine of the story, Margaret Hale, is the daughter of a Nonconformist minister who moves to the fictional industrial town of Milton after leaving the Church of England. The town is modeled after Manchester, where Gaskell lived as the wife of a Unitarian minister. Gaskell herself worked among the poor and knew at first hand the misery of the industrial areas.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFlip
Release dateAug 22, 2018
ISBN9782291047568
Author

Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was a British novelist and short-story writer. Her works were Victorian social histories across many strata of society. Her most famous works include Mary Barton, Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Read more from Elizabeth Gaskell

Related to North and South

Related ebooks

Classics For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for North and South

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

    ^Webook_preview_excerpt.html}[r#G-: n=ٶe%6gRLdB uq'qqrFr| #D"3ß˗e:U0aUݰ̇eǡ?`eWSy__զ+aߪz8]vW_}O\V?+ >fjƧ0N8j>j3 cuYm4mU#_Va<ǏMl$<6Ce:gOkԶ[ۿjn~5Xcj+7Uaۜf<L ^dcܭ~]_8fc6oӽYZ4z_m:롷5د5sl&o`yׇ47`5|K?[c7^ss~==TNm?aoݮ.6}W4ۖ ynZVWOޠ>]7&V"^[߭~Gv_{mq>tm;Nv/^]O?x{WoLv꫱iHdْOkB̭W{luym>oPgz!?~>Tʔ=.;sWMo4ͯ]';]s|>/M5>~|l qW|iuiW߷\>}0E`g^鵋.hF. ϫGη?ٟͫ%v6fܻa_e3 &~:kww:&ߙܽvէw픽.Uϕ-7Ϸø/o^gXWXwW?5Ͽ0MD~S+%Xw?üsup&~$A3||^ eڮ{Uig;fuw˫߇eʹk }ITގl3_ZM͚+v߯~wLW.GvW?vlcuşV7?47/3&a[W߼՟+X.k[?MN8L߷Sӈ Oe~L| Ge| ec.z_K#7?I+VX&wusw6Tuj~Yc5+Wۭe:C֫ ,5l[읷ˈsVxiUP+Tv?jMczۛ=ohomW֛'Gn}[6\,++ȠWl)We.e^\mxj@W[`M[0rh$ Q4W1iq"¸sOgK*x/ l`")(Vw~$2.mc gQYc+mỦ~-\7{/ݹQ˼Xе;qp=fߚbAB,X1=GO>h?@"7Uyuy=&m g+^2L m͸mkmTlPAx˰7!w?r6In=»0w?׶G{B peEH\ !d2>V,;D[xLGi颕]m*r+@Cٙ[BrAUf׿ü*ke{L)V; B nU'i&vP а.{.r9- .dWSN\]֧nױ2C!czٓ"Vdی80Ldєmk: JQygBlaZ(|Ssv픒HH\,xxQt]<5y}pnB1P)tX=8d eG ./ͲA3jE71؃!54cTū޾!iY<Fm]|Vo$]kG8>=,a?A_ޫY鍷M7;BD5Žmm&EÒ3նǧ c6rB;&52/Ð7ږ_clB eTpϐZBu5h~cUDa)cFf F>q=^Ͽ/v:PgTSөk~Q\ (SV좎ҩNaܶζ:RYt-/r#Oh:M蒤gks3XLq9uGs{?mLGBWos&-_;>ۃjjTm[Yƴfp{MG"۲r=-8#uܕ\:iBXRT8@rev(͇Sn }Q,E\H\qԱ?juts&28|=CBF,f ]L5nFiǙXQ=lmGOM'Zž2LUhi,kM<u1`Z홈y␭2̅e]S­I ڥ{Cc6I ~\{(}1j6/%ԣ- {66WGTG.3t-y8)CDe6\W$ *vXܥgLEVp*/2f&a}J"+kF܂Cd+/yQFyP*,ՊX,%ز\ Wr*6X<ÃZdǯ~]TO>5ϵ1 tdYvKެ`UqiDhg%{h$)>yX6`ܹʼ*l="P}p˥«ty@+^jrGlta[{6 6Ԩ1FJbѻ?=!BwVTi6bn[^؍=؜:U*_}svϞCZv ԻUĮy LsNeWo]s MR,aò[iopFҌ형u.\ *C'fC2FEOȌ_G_75%ff'3Z475"쟅-˜wE 9P>>Џ)uibiX-*-(mJq' ^Jm(JDLSzYH>s$I47 jo=|uQ}`87] `mZ{"ڀm?*F/PvcZ&!pMʫ|Gș#8ӿ)g]<Wt>Z[hkg[B T)ptCT&XnTXUy*y78?A_baNt%u=3&-2 ЅT]Mæ-`qS8ʯW@Mmv[#tKG!T3\FdFV&<4l-=-PJ'_r%[DS5l- @$;;qwtrTd z'L6 %d ¤x֜'%wl)VUXYBPn+x)˟*>סiOV=Xf|Տ8BQdL{-1#.qGã&a yW 3LW(|}2 g=v-} #I*BPlx*% Z1Rp Jnʨ#TP^k6uOs>yTC2!-x/adw9tތ@tPY 1eiXjј́4M(-09]b-2X+GPޚNee:o”O ΢%-2sxRv}(tN`R)m:3)PXHDz58Zt!M#lM?v9lyb8p-r, %|XX5ᝊvĤf=^zcx}&NJ9B9o x MQ_&V#2hw7 ɗEɩ9C}ƾ e M;0qꓩbH}BA}K.Q倥GdFntǼnp fѿԳ#31#^8s;v̰o:r `lEG0gk.ꂠijO}L `h֝裌FFS+Bwam&v ';[:UD鼠Uґ}[U3͵zQKUϚ8ֵN.mUgEf:t4u:t;(沅!=C1S^~^$|_;nۂI&1,B}Tʴ9e;4{.eHhgU׺nGV0K"6̧j 6cEM,ema/kh$9u.sf~C=!$;_WkNw7WΖaG]m ejoU, u%ڳ"QVVIem8}: a PPrU`OEE{|~véJŁpD9 t/I,k{p5sx0@xT6,%ISӃpћmy=\7JϞU}JεŹh)"Y#C/U DŽ瞼mtOG0؝}i2 //:,ZLU/|R>ElCskckkT<)qk =Z& n#i #^Mwdᱬ=4Y䞋؇ | u^*dd/[ɚLQ)+P>ᑙM;*>#(4OƮao>T; U'BdE#~AHveH\UHGa~SFT4h^=ky,=xp^Ms7c-`3b! q C U0v)LH* 4y]WAb:KaH-m  cВM<Ou8ęPDtCha3>F'58{Đ?6n[/%>o2Jq Zt{AGoi\v*cl<~mzAxLc; bo$N꼀oSE8> {u`qڷelih<ˋB[hCG?~Mo)s ;GATzۙjEm|<N:7@#ia5<3S1Aɳ.S v̳|Gф`RwU"/v/K t<]yw39W<-#G  {+V@Z%.b/sv CJ+jP=-s).%#TF{d/ԽZM}.pgG]gJcY+jGu{pŃ>~%İ[5crJi6Tm0qd7$yz ̸#:=.6QbZMHY̷ YBcH 3P 8&#Gd:體-k;b ;CYqQ8 *Lt{@$e}yǜ|B{l?ڟmMC7$0A9S^1mLQ1S;mo6#qr:CFG3^ +J8 %^= -wh\ޜ⧮?t2v% u=kHXCٮv#tJDIw.̍5ĥy4(z fv܂I?ÕSfqɏlWnXzⲮScW0t-!LKX|MLF1\hNnR܄P%sU~m:Hj;C<$Ty˓cUpSh&|ybr7(r&[PS(;=({r5eai\&Fv0A4M{H֧U72PnA&? ];NM%5Rîcb/QgY΄K:l$P2$: }~X[sTlJ~ftղ]yLNSAm&0Ș9ԃ 9]ŇcD6)HU ëH3?4y 2Վ<= h?A)mRR|JLvE!зiA|0Kx F]芘k&~AGv%#<!j:Ӄ(ɞO\1N|z I?y`'!3R#c|eK:@דZJwY( d*VW0#$T R蝙O%ُ^~;`%-!dKsAOYy|ӔC< B2+`B&T"n5] `Fч=pp а^a:9oQXDېh5Zml2&g;k7r;t'25$V躇2#B果-\B LƭmI9ɨdއ'2]r /WTJS.BOzhf:uB۬"BC(2+J yKV2)mv?sY_,̾~S~n3q֫*'Y3+x8Q9b)8\y:pxo=U#mZlE)663s9{lsrßmۃ$KN>0t)\xz0'!ɯH WB4'*ot(,"rk59~N[I2N\Kv9c&#pui65=4A+)Ӎ؃Hy9!dt ;3MF/܆MߙORX|.x ztǕTm'ex8}4L\U^Wh?2Y4p X(?%g{ E%9>c4Sjd^lV_r(YȾf#Nf0sÚYі@EL7?78{뻯3 `|r^ouey_:])imsE(b&}Ֆ)~Y;*B{/8c`~Dfe8puVpsH^=9gٹO&+c[grwu,}sˬ߾z.7aVuݗsÉOw&7܃fσiMHjL Kl9"&+kcngr Pź]|<  \@A,72>{Q  ϞS'kwLm bfJ3ȅhU-U@b0_gD@!L&^FPڑq308l2) :{̤OX>Npɦ{pE#݌@tOX OV?9JHC±_V7""CHkI_ȓWi`JZ`6I@c>D9P~)w8rX/oqZt`Gb~ /wDʕ[@^ ӵ3#9%=P'v&]ׄL7::3J%)Pb;ɶ"ul6asԜ[Õe߷h5-2E߿,d||`myˆ*kD %+^ n:V pVR4Hqj^l\rĮ8yEK6( Qb+G{׌85x vxojY|2{H[;u-9Ls>aBW3p#W^Fa5^$ : PlB 3ܫd(W>h^zr,?<38T="`HPP9'7 _l#4ifЦѤ'` C&Or{s~:k ٖR:a[d]Cu׹ʥq8*a:7zU뼙+v U^>'[E >!03#|`|$66$5a*wy5-s*ha.y4F2ڴDpx *"_OM8CUgdHX+`r4ݮR4`a3Ofl R R9x# TD*N! ;#} Stf:{4J|"'qOx3Ѡ#wv],D>BJ@]g谘wB .A7j-[^8s#&P>&!oஐ;T&3Iv6FUd6ʷkdh8j)^wK_qTM QL:ZB98O1z([  g>u_8lCβRjn8;OH eR1&®"hW.~mpOB_fi-AȨ!SrŇ!2c.2[EMı4D.UctDi$!K9&ʥy(ZMF hq.n@ff*u+U&HUF[M3%&EJ4h*zwv葆4eVS0Yʶ;Xby`~Ē +a ǸjaaAm!4l-HT L&A %EZLl=!$+NV >MB(tb9#Iړb!7 ܱˠ^@<3*38&N DGNKIĽTYU3ץ8*mgx;"q;:G(xh:m2E"C K "*Ld&b(:5ۅDjS 'f3QsݚTOhhSbV^4;&۷ݵD{j${Z"sx2ZNFN_Nnjq}{p][@&);hRK}mV63) *kM8ʇ-;!*¤_d[25,#B]3LTy3zT uh}YG)6+X|xO RXbxT{4EPuST,P33xĮT.CkJ. sR|lИ!s@ S;kIjʔpWqN>hM22<'fK>EP3X䰬N>J3f^gs|.GƋC*d{PšOIHj$ux]c,օW鞙"m:#PiUTkbi/bI \ok ٚ} 6*۬YY63KρTϷ ^Tg\O]ޅ ĩUjCz*NrG?Ie558-FViThK7X5#g c'&ΎT]oMisDfفK#M\z~wӴC2hO~mߙӕUb*] Ibi ˼A䑙)Q\*;nvF˱4ւ@e\Ѹ$E kӛ>P)kɲ<)9iK\_]o=7-q:75Kc%F[R$ d\-@<03_^_ɫzP PAa=n7 b|Vq")Ye'IPk)nIA鏙R^f觇q42OEhG286M5!I-FJ*G _>YvJ$U,StmWݒ n?C&CqpB#s6YO?5 #20CF{5 س;d1QW) ώdϑr6v6Ux{vit4Cq 䜭+{IDk7c5^2*\5'5| @.9 (D#FX33koϯ|ޭl5xҩt&zJ}*"/?c4F@)EA 'MIOʏ_l~ԤIQ)9z }QJr$Ra_t*~p~n:{ 9e"nY1A+H})(:d5>Nf3|֡@rjaDȋXO4!/SrlY\ S#}96(_$`"]'Yfr|.yj"&Ӛu * zOS4DlƧClXtQ]C.|yy2:9a<:X{yGע@R>QR:X :,d2"8,k!r@NO8T?^~;6fHNggᮬ[~_B(2p(lfe^us[Hbj<![ 6&{yO B6Ӝέ_5L+)Zf1*Y#}F=P(P0E ^?RgR ~ǹXE?T[.O>(1Q WfT?L΃aDi?WL&$WEbe@t%!k|^ Žȟ|~~yY,76mPA@a# .^?´썲N`9I^Y@$”Iцwp#EbB;Hd]--лM)D}iם~K;zmFҘGԵJc%^{k)pQo*qFFp/z(w4G;!=LϏX=bKnFhd|y=2Mⱻp8O#H /эzzONrú'~ E,2L{H)rC06 b{(C;H0 fU'Ǝ͵ h9X!xa}1t6\a}p!FG5cEFc&Q]aP[E> )`!&OkT̮8SH_ ͘AHF4C.uIDwAo7FHBQ/_g>NW[dߘ 16Iҥ|=n`rGj۳! wࠓ0-X]q}l3=H2>S+L% )HpiM\C$b ^ lqpzIQQP>9GM'uJK}yw!.5ytMoNP*CUt Aޡ?kfLO{FHb0jd|;_ؙ(Nm} %GKfizC>g"(TqD2v $+NF\'%jk 7'U.+DmJz0ӵ2.}f;qV 4:Cɴ26 K-24"0ia@԰!v3`VGXWO UyJ*Ϊɠ8o2aђ2IPޫFnWͲ'OZYQP)c/R\CR#)|gm0Ξ kU[}1UwL YKWBby;=3uczy:|Is?39 ÓLJXd6},QtT D:6/^z$aɁHS]'FK)]х#.+`߸Sa}T)W$.fzك'l-P msU6Bzxb$r&Зu42d)Q:>oN>rR1y`fZ,Um]Qi?uhtU'xdXΌ/_j 0C7Tu,׿qW~֭z'їp>iaϩ(0`Y~>-vɃb̃A ڹx>&40ONjR%^TNG1=H|3QSwae!o+ 0.|_Wձ 8Xru␾#)1fDw&جM ^G Ҟ)f=F4$ }->2H95 "aޠ!*<)LpXLOx⩃LY5]bBA.^ ;[WuQePEk={K ˶"V6u'y4c[r} +ipG]묀TY4K\SH,l!s2$5{:'᠂n{AGfYtLąJeF|1A~3DŽ4%:G0dhЀGoj)B`Hj;t ]fR ')ҝ]UkQN'9}$CjP: Hr ʱJ3${$ 糍Ø;6g;qDwfQf$K┰n1*yM>țVv%f-bۅp%"U`H-r2r"v`>_Rم>N$c9Uu~Tve]q>߾E.;ȹVrN&rqh\|Y.Ѱ[ʧ^"&~>2gKNDܲe&hEވqxX O'1,cܙ[8|aʙ*);Qh(sD|s@>,K/O0>IԊm>*Y 0c1Մ_=BsO4@s-‹qvKх8LJTx潿}W-e=);fG5ӱЇROR: ܹcSMyFT. z!mhxYX/<ځ3[:"2k7' 8'y( оSg-8ט4*0Zm!^䬈z):ɒ} *J0ס=թQ>)MˁoB}w4gFJ7\zg4R 1EkM_|?f;4CuL8pC˔ׄ!LN͒ ]jtEa"5*,E:Mj gt `EfLz( x(]$㧙1MD-b?G wKs+&TS_ w#ti8N1Ao_|,^nR`<=< Pktaj,'{.R1uFK[ 1/X?dS|%Lq fFEmиb#$`H]}>|qlr601]9GL ^:N k!35uéXA5{JT ̟Ur6\a7ddWk EΎ/ZJ_Ĩ5}YGvp Vf\*}BndJř7]JLfRfRIo,G/@_uj5w[7<昊WEs>?/Z9Hj+unZ ILDa =:1R&";ܸL16VΧxX.,i @VNK&]$Az7hn=IU3aSLL#5wM3NL$9P>Aser$t]4|ЂYIvBNYċ]:4ץ҂{<TF9$]NdD9ޗvU^6cPM$8( (bs̩8w;ч9mtkf6yk4aQ0 2zU(lB=ij`@{jqdd2q_É?Jv$_qixvye놑ߖ[E$[+ބg\Be2']h|tP񤁿3^/SY7i/5N(I\v廭~|86fTힷX狳Gb3g%X>36ьZxd꽪=DN1R3c٘뙪j HNE~QGAI$lJ)Mhw]gS"\Rj"]%ZwEg&(#e|Lo3m ocυ Gw88 rL >A?}N#adV+Vy9Axk
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1