North and South
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North and South

by Elizabeth Gaskell

1854•Drama•452 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded, moving novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, 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 the local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceHistoricalSocial commentaryComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Social classesChildren of clergyMothers and daughtersYoung womenWomenGaskell, elizabeth cleghorn, 1810-1865EnglandSocial conditions

Details

Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Published
1854
Pages
452
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