North and south
- 528 pages
- 19 hours of reading
A revolutionary social and political commentary, North and South solidified Gaskell's place in the company of Victorian England's finest novelists.
Patricia Ingham Books
The Brontes (Authors in Context)
- 273 pages
- 10 hours of reading
'The Brontës' is a topical exploration of the novels of the three Brontë sisters in relation to the age in which they lived, and in modern contexts such as film and television. The book traces the origins of novels such as 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights' and examines the 20th century's remaking of the novels in film and TV.
Jude Fawley moves to Christminster where he works as a stonemason after his wife abandons him where he falls in love with his cousin. Poverty soon threatens when they are shunned by society for deciding to live together
