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“North and South,” written by Elizabeth Gaskell and published in 1855, is a compelling tale of social conflict, class disparity, and romance set against the backdrop of the industrial revolution in Victorian England. The novel contrasts the industrial North and the agrarian South of England through the experiences of Margaret Hale.
The Old Nurse’s Story is one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s most celebrated ghost stories. Narrated by a devoted nurse, the story revolves around the mysterious occurrences at Furnivall Manor, where a child’s innocent curiosity unearths long-buried family secrets.
“Sylvia’s Lovers,” a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, set against the backdrop of the late 18th-century Yorkshire coast, captures the tumultuous impact of the Napoleonic Wars on a small whaling community.
