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# North and South (Penguin Classics)

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Review: Loved it! - I read this book after watching the mini-tv series with Richard Armitage. I loved the series and was blown away at his performance as a romantic character (as opposed to the characters Thorin and Guy of Gisbourne). I found the main plot of the book to be similar to Pride and Prejudice, but it also covered characters from the working class and provides insight on how the Industrial Revolution changed relationships between masters and workers. The book was written just after the Industrial Revolution, and though the story-line is fictional, Gaskell's knowledge of industrial towns and of the working class were real. She goes into detail about the sociology behind the interdependent relationship of workers and masters by using Mr Thornton (master), Nicholas Higgins (worker) and Margaret Hale (the outsider) as conduits to discuss the philosophical essays of John Locke and Henry Stuart Mill. The social status of the characters is also interesting with Mr. Thornton as part of the nouveau rich, Higgins part of the working class and Margaret as part the upper class (by blood if not by money). I imagine if Gaskell had been born in our time, she would have been a successful anthropologist or sociologist. The romantic stuff made me giggle like a little girl and I was always looking forward to the next encounter between Margaret and Mr. Thornton. I wish there could have been a chapter which took place a couple years after the end of the book to show how the characters are getting on. It ended too soon! The book is a 19th century romantic classic and it reads like one too. If you're unfamiliar with that style of writing, the Industrial Revolution or the famous philosophers who contributed to discussion on the working class, you might want to touch up on some history a bit before reading this. You only need the basics, but it really helps to understand the context. It's well worth it though, and I think this had become one of my favorite books!
Review: Class awareness emerging - Formulaic love story, with class issues and subtle hints of subversive thinking. For me, much richer and full of substance than others I've read in that genre. Unlike Austen's characters, protagonist Margaret is less interested in manipulating through her social world, but through circumstances and her strong commitment to her family, Margaret is more interested, first by repulsion and then by attraction, in the lives of the owners and workers she encounters when moving from agrarian south to newly industrialized market/merchant town in the north. It is a newly emerging market society, repulsive to the aristocracy for its blatant quest for money. Beginning of looking at the symbiotic relationship between the "masters" (factory owners) and the workers who, in response to extreme exploitation for their labor, fall into organizing and resulting dominance from labor unions. Rogue strikers not following carefully engineered plans cause chaos, disrupting a well organized strike. Owners resort to importing Irish workers resulting in lost contracts from substandard products made by this new unskilled labor. Characters find awakening awareness to a need for the masters and laborers to actually hear one other. Also, the instability of markets and the vulnerability not only of workers, but owners, becomes apparent. Other themes: the love story; the lives of the aristocracy, masters, agrarian poor; family relationships and mothers; health and environmental awareness; operation of a biased legal system in face of brother's mutiny; racial issues in relation to attitudes towards Irish; attitudes towards the Catholic country of Spain; slice of history at start of industrialization; crisis of religious conscience by Margaret's father in Anglican church, which moves the plot. Margaret is from the aristocracy of her mother, lives on the fringes of aristocracy through her father's modest career as a country preacher. Margaret is a strong woman thinking for herself and not angling for a good marriage. Mr. Thornton, the Mr. Darcy of this story, is a self-made man, an emerging captain of industry with more cares of the world and business than Darcy. Men's emotions are more fleshed out here than Austen. In that smokey northern town there is an excitement and energy that attracts, a repulsive market awakening of a flat and static aristocratic society dependent on agrarian roots. Need to adjust to the English, written for its time. Great local dialogue by Higgens, key worker and union member. Some humor and lovely sense evoking descriptions. Loved Margaret.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #54,638 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #534 in Classic Literature & Fiction #859 in Family Saga Fiction #1,658 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (9,720) |
| Dimensions  | 5.12 x 0.83 x 7.8 inches |
| Edition  | Revised ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0140434240 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0140434248 |
| Item Weight  | 12 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 496 pages |
| Publication date  | June 1, 1996 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it!
*by A***1 on March 2, 2016*

I read this book after watching the mini-tv series with Richard Armitage. I loved the series and was blown away at his performance as a romantic character (as opposed to the characters Thorin and Guy of Gisbourne). I found the main plot of the book to be similar to Pride and Prejudice, but it also covered characters from the working class and provides insight on how the Industrial Revolution changed relationships between masters and workers. The book was written just after the Industrial Revolution, and though the story-line is fictional, Gaskell's knowledge of industrial towns and of the working class were real. She goes into detail about the sociology behind the interdependent relationship of workers and masters by using Mr Thornton (master), Nicholas Higgins (worker) and Margaret Hale (the outsider) as conduits to discuss the philosophical essays of John Locke and Henry Stuart Mill. The social status of the characters is also interesting with Mr. Thornton as part of the nouveau rich, Higgins part of the working class and Margaret as part the upper class (by blood if not by money). I imagine if Gaskell had been born in our time, she would have been a successful anthropologist or sociologist. The romantic stuff made me giggle like a little girl and I was always looking forward to the next encounter between Margaret and Mr. Thornton. I wish there could have been a chapter which took place a couple years after the end of the book to show how the characters are getting on. It ended too soon! The book is a 19th century romantic classic and it reads like one too. If you're unfamiliar with that style of writing, the Industrial Revolution or the famous philosophers who contributed to discussion on the working class, you might want to touch up on some history a bit before reading this. You only need the basics, but it really helps to understand the context. It's well worth it though, and I think this had become one of my favorite books!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Class awareness emerging
*by D***N on June 4, 2010*

Formulaic love story, with class issues and subtle hints of subversive thinking. For me, much richer and full of substance than others I've read in that genre. Unlike Austen's characters, protagonist Margaret is less interested in manipulating through her social world, but through circumstances and her strong commitment to her family, Margaret is more interested, first by repulsion and then by attraction, in the lives of the owners and workers she encounters when moving from agrarian south to newly industrialized market/merchant town in the north. It is a newly emerging market society, repulsive to the aristocracy for its blatant quest for money. Beginning of looking at the symbiotic relationship between the "masters" (factory owners) and the workers who, in response to extreme exploitation for their labor, fall into organizing and resulting dominance from labor unions. Rogue strikers not following carefully engineered plans cause chaos, disrupting a well organized strike. Owners resort to importing Irish workers resulting in lost contracts from substandard products made by this new unskilled labor. Characters find awakening awareness to a need for the masters and laborers to actually hear one other. Also, the instability of markets and the vulnerability not only of workers, but owners, becomes apparent. Other themes: the love story; the lives of the aristocracy, masters, agrarian poor; family relationships and mothers; health and environmental awareness; operation of a biased legal system in face of brother's mutiny; racial issues in relation to attitudes towards Irish; attitudes towards the Catholic country of Spain; slice of history at start of industrialization; crisis of religious conscience by Margaret's father in Anglican church, which moves the plot. Margaret is from the aristocracy of her mother, lives on the fringes of aristocracy through her father's modest career as a country preacher. Margaret is a strong woman thinking for herself and not angling for a good marriage. Mr. Thornton, the Mr. Darcy of this story, is a self-made man, an emerging captain of industry with more cares of the world and business than Darcy. Men's emotions are more fleshed out here than Austen. In that smokey northern town there is an excitement and energy that attracts, a repulsive market awakening of a flat and static aristocratic society dependent on agrarian roots. Need to adjust to the English, written for its time. Great local dialogue by Higgens, key worker and union member. Some humor and lovely sense evoking descriptions. Loved Margaret.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Thoughtful, Moving Tale of Love and Class
*by E***Y on September 9, 2025*

North and South is my favorite classical novel! I really loved Margaret Hale—she’s strong, smart, and so relatable—and watching her navigate the harsh realities of industrial England felt so real. John Thornton is stubborn but also surprisingly human, and their slow-burn relationship kept me hooked. I also really appreciated how Gaskell doesn’t shy away from showing the struggles of workers and the gap between classes—it makes the story feel meaningful even today. Thoughtful, emotional, and totally engaging, this book stayed with me long after I finished it.

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