North and South

Resumen del libro

Forced to move from the rural tranquillity of southern England to the turbulent northern mill town of Milton, Margaret Hale takes an instant dislike to the dirt and noise that seems to characterize her new home and its inhabitants - even the handsome and charismatic cotton mill owner, John Thornton. But as she begins to settle in, and to understand the nature of the surrounding poverty and injustice, events conspire to throw her and Thornton together. Amidst the chaos of industrial unrest, they must learn to overcome the prejudices of class and circumstance and admit their feelings for one another.

One of literature's greatest romances, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell is both an incisive social commentary and an electric portrayal of all-conquering love. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of North and South features an afterword by Kathryn White. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles.

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Biografía del autor

Elizabeth Gaskell (Londres, 1810 Alton, Hampshire, 1865). Es una de las escritoras victorianas más relevantes y queridas de Inglaterra. Huérfana de madre desde pequeña, fue a vivir con su tía a Knutsford, una pequeña ciudad rural como la que se describe en este relato, donde tuvo una infancia plácida y feliz. Se casó con un ministro de la capilla unitaria de Cross Street y se mudaron a Manchester. La llegada al norte de Inglaterra, más industrializado, fue un choque muy fuerte para ella, que quiso reflejar en sus obras el impacto del progreso en las tranquilas sociedades rurales de Inglaterra.