# North and South

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- Book: [North and South](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-gaskell/north-and-south) ([North and South.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-gaskell/north-and-south.md))
- Authors: [Elizabeth Gaskell](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-gaskell)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 6 h 4 min
- Narrated by: Diana Quick
- ISBN: 978-07-1819-853-4
- Published: 2012-04-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 6 h 4 min

## Description

Penguin Classics presents Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South , adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Diana Quick. '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. Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.