North and South

von Elizabeth Gaskell

543 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?'Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Lyrik, Poesie Klassische Lyrik und Dichtung (vor dem 20. Jahrhundert)
• ISBN: 9780141198927
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2012
• Größe: 198 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)