North and South(III) 北與南(英文版)
Thisworkfollowsthestoryoftheheroine'smovementfromthetranquilsettingofruralsouthernEnglandtotheturbulentindustrialnorth,setinthemid-19thcentury,andwrittenfromtheauthor'sfirst-handexperience.NorthandSouthissetinthefictionalindustrialtownofMiltonintheNorthofEnglandwhichismodeledafterManchester,whereGaskelllivedasthewifeofaUnitarianminister.Gaskellherselfworkedamongthepoorandknewatfirsthandthemiseryoftheindustrialareas.Forcedtoleaveherhomeinthetranquilruralsouth,MargaretHalesettleswithherparentsinMiltonwhereshewitnessesthebrutalworldwroughtbytheindustrialrevolutionandemployersandworkersclashinginthefirstorganisedstrikes.Sympathetictothepoorwhosecourageandtenacitysheadmiresandamongwhomshemakesfriends,sheclasheswithJohnThornton,acottonmillmanufacturerwhobelongstothenouveauxrichesandwhosecontemptuousattitudetoworkersMargaretdespises.
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