North and South — Elizabeth Gaskell

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell

Publisher: Penguin Books

Format: Paperback

Edition: Penguin English Library edition, with an introduction by Martin Dodsworth. Published in Penguin Books 1970. This copy appears to be a later reprint, 1978.

ISBN: 0140430555

Condition: Second-hand copy with visible wear, age toning, foxing, staining, creasing, rubbing to the cover and spine, and general handling marks. The spine and edges show age and shelf wear. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A major Victorian social novel, North and South follows Margaret Hale as she moves from rural southern England to the industrial north, where she encounters factory life, class conflict, labour unrest, and the difficult relationship between mill owners and workers. Blending social criticism with romance and moral drama, it remains one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s best-known works.