Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810-1865 creator text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "North and South" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a social novel published in 1854–55. When Margaret Hale is forced to leave her peaceful rural home in southern England for the industrial town of Milton, she confronts the harsh realities of the Industrial Revolution. She witnesses bitter clashes between mill owners and workers during the first strikes, and finds herself in conflict with John Thornton, a proud cotton-mill owner who scorns his laborers. The novel explores her evolving understanding of industrial society and her complicated relationship with Thornton. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_(Gaskell_novel) Release date is 2003-07-01 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Didactic fiction Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Mothers and daughters -- Fiction Children of clergy -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction England, Northern -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4276 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4276 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133123.0 4276