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North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Description for North and South
Paperback. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
`she tried to settle that most difficult problem for women, how much was to be utterly merged in obedience to authority, and how much might be set apart for freedom in working.' North and South is a novel about rebellion. Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Through the story of Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who moves to ... Read more
`she tried to settle that most difficult problem for women, how much was to be utterly merged in obedience to authority, and how much might be set apart for freedom in working.' North and South is a novel about rebellion. Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Through the story of Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who moves to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199537006
SKU
V9780199537006
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About Elizabeth Gaskell
Sally Shuttleworth is Professor of Literature at the University of Sheffield.
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