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think I may have loved this even more than I loved Wives amp Daughters, I could cry I'm so disappointed it's over,






This will be a quote/pic review, I don't have time for a long one, and this is such a classic, that whatever I write won't be good enough :
There will be spoilers as some of my fav quotes, just so you know :

Thornton and Margaret lt

"He almost said to himself that he did not like her, before their conversation ended he tried so to compensate himself for the mortified feeling, that while he looked upon her with an admiration he could not repress, she looked at him with proud indifference, taking him, he thought, for what, in his irritation, he told himself he wasa great rough fellow, with not a grace or a refinement about him.
"

"He shook hands with Margaret, He knew it was the first time their hands had met, though she was perfectly unconscious of the fact.
"

"He laid her down softly, and looking on her pure white face, the sense of what she was to him came upon him so keenly that he spoke it out in his pain:
'Oh, my Margaretmy Margaret! no one can tell what you are to me!'"

'I dare not hope.
I never was fainthearted before but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me, '

'But I know she does not care for me, I shall put myself at her feetI must, If

it were but one chance in a thousandor a millionI should do it, '

'You look as if you thought it tainted you to be loved by me.
You cannot avoid it. Nay, I, if I would, cannot cleanse you from it, But I would not, if I could, I have never loved any woman before: my life has been too busy, my thoughts too much absorbed with other things.
Now I love, and will love, But do not be afraid of too much expression on my part, '

"How was it that he haunted her imagination so persistently What could it be Why did she care for what he thought, in spite of all her pride in spite of herself"

"He lashed himself into an agony of fierce jealousy.
He thought of that look, that attitude!how he would have laid his life at her feet for such tender glances, such fond detention!"

"What shall I do What do I mean Why do I care what he thinks, beyond the mere loss of his good opinion as regards my telling the truth or not I cannot tell.
But I am very miserable! Oh, how unhappy this last year has been!"

'Where she had suffered so much.
' Alas! and that was the way in which this eighteen months in Miltonto him so unspeakably precious, down to its very bitterness, which was worth all the rest of life's sweetnesswould be remembered.

'I wanted to see the place where Margaret grew to what she is, even at the worst time of all, when I had no hope of ever calling her mine.
'

'Oh, Mr, Thornton, I am not good enough!'
'Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.
'

My buddy reader Nicole said everything there is to say about the book, just beautiful, if you want to know more, just read her review :

sitelinkDUCHESS NICOLE'S REVIEW


buddy read with Tea, Karen, Nicole, Cathy, Amaryllis and I think there were some more people ahahhahah, anyway A LOT OF US


What a brilliant book one of my favourites of all time.
There are so many things I love about North and South, from the social criticism and exploration of industrialisation, to the beautiful love story and complex characters.
I adore this one.

Just as wonderful on every reread, Creo que puedo afirmar que este libro es una excepción en toda regla, Es decir, por norma, siempre prefiero el libro a la película y, aquí, me inclino más por lo segundo.
De todas formas, me ha encantado adentrarme en sus páginas, descubrir la pluma de esta autora y, ser partícipe como lector, de esta maravillosa historia.
“Oh, Mr. Thornton, I am not good enough!'

'Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.
”

It took Margaret and Mr Thorntonpages my edition to reach here and what a journey it was.
Painful at times, and adorable at others,

Margaret came to the industrial town of Milton from Haleston, a village, Her father who is a parson took Mr, Thornton as his student. Soon Margaret and Mr. Thornton find themselves on the opposite side of wall which has poor people on one side and rich on the other.
Mr. Thornton realizes early on about his feelings for Margaret but as a proud and arrogant girl, she refused to see the utter devotion with which he loves her.
Later on she came to sense but it was too late by then and she was on her way to other town and thousands of pounds richer.


Ms. Gaskell shows us the strife of poor in those days of industrialization when almost everyone was struggling financially in the town of Milton.
In my she sided with the poor but also showed us the side where rich were equally struggling to meet ends.
She very cleverly has knitted this love story with social issue of that time,

Characters have fault but humans are tend to have them and that's what makes this book so dear to me.


Highly recommended if you can bear the slow pace, and the tug of war between rich and poor.
This third reading brought to my notice that certain opinions that I have formed, especially on Margaret's feelings and emotions, were based on a misconception, and that I have failed to give my full attention to the subtle details that were so cleverly presented.
To rectify this I'm obliged to amend my original review,

North and South was my first Gaskell read, I read it after watching the BBC TV series and perhaps due to the influence of the TV series got the overall impression that this was a love story.
However, I remember liking the book very much and this prompted me to reread the book, But after this second reading, I'm surprised to find it is to be otherwise, I mean, there is still a love story but that is not all, It is also about the clash of southern and northern ideas and the clash of the workingclass and their masters.


Margaret Hale, full of southern pride, finds herself suddenly placed in a northern industrial city, Having entertained a strong prejudice against the tradesmen, she views the northern mill owners to be similar uncouth men.
Her pride and the misconceived notions mar her better judgment and she forms an instant dislike for Mr, Thornton. This dislike was mutual initially, but Mr, Thornton goes through gradual change and although he dislikes her haughty ways, he slowly learns to appreciate her for her true qualities and falls in love.
Margaret, though not as quickly as Mr, Thornton, too goes through this gradual change and learns to appreciate who he truly is,

Gaskell's idea of bringing these two characters, as I see, is twofold, First, through these characters, one from the south and other from north, she shows us how the different views, beliefs, and misconceptions of the two ends were reconciled.
The southerners saw the industrial northern cities as noisy, smoky, and full of uncouth people while the northerners saw the south as full of idle people who lacked action and also depth.
It was interesting to see how Gaskell expressed these clashing views of both ends through her main characters, and the final reconciliation of the two was more like a reconciliation of North and South where both sides come to understand and respect their different ways.
Second is, of course, for the obvious reason of filling a love story, Gaskell has achieved these twofolds end brilliantly, In my original review, which was written after my second reading, I have expressed my view that Margaret's and John's story lacked romance, that it was more onesided on the part of Mr.
Thonton's, and Margaret's feelings and her ultimate realization of her love for Mr, Thornton was rather forced. This is not so! I have misconstrued Margaret's emotions and feelings and have completely missed out on Margaret's subtle gradual change of perception and accordingly her feelings.
There were words, phrases, sentences, direct and implying, which showed Margaret's changes of feeling, Even the sighs and the silence in between the lines contributed to the change! My inattention to these subtle details has blundered me in my judgment of Margaret and their romance.
I'm very glad that my third reading has put me out of my misconception,

On "master" and "hand" workman relationship, Gaskell stresses the importance of creating an amenable setting between the two classes to achieve greater productivity.
The observation Margaret makes during a conversation with Mr, Thornton and her father that "I see two classes dependent on each other in every possible way, yet each evidently regarding the interests of the other as opposed to their own.
. " neatly summarises the antagonism of the masters and the working class, Higgins who represents the working class and Thornton, the masters were used by Gaskell to bring out the conflict between the two classes.
It was very interesting to read the clash of these two classes through these two differing yet strong characters.
The gradual change of opinion of Higgins and Thornton towards each other, not as a workman and master, but as human beings, and their growing respect for each other shows Gaskell's optimism for better relations of two classes.


It was an amazing reread and I can honestly say that it is this reading that made me fully appreciate this beloved book.


P. S. I wish there were few chapters added by Gaskell after Margaret and John met again on reversing circumstances and declare their feelings for each other.
I may sound sentimental but I so wanted to read a little more than their initial declaration of love.
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