Mrs Gaskell's finest social novel is also the powerfully moving story of the developing relationship between southern-born Margaret Hale and John Thornton, the young northern mill-owner.
ISBN:
9780140623758
Author:
Elizabeth Gaskell
Page:
521
Binding:
Soft cover
Publication date:
1994
Format:
Book
Publisher:
PENGUIN BOOKS
Language:
English
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Margaret is compelled to move from Helstone, her beloved childhood home in the New Forest, to Darkshire in the industrial north when her father resigns his parsonage owing religious doubts. When she first encounters John Thornton, her father's pupil and a man in favour of the power of master over worked, she finds their views in conflict. But industrial rebellion and family tragedy cause Margaret to learn humanity. Only the can a mutual understanding lead to the possibility of enduring love.