"NORTH AND SOUTH" (1854) by Elizabeth Gaskell is a blend of social commentary and romance, following Margaret Hale as she moves from the affluent South to the industrial North. She faces the struggles of the working class and develops a complex relationship with John Thornton, a mill owner. The novel explores love amidst harsh realities of 19th-century life.
'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 is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations. Frustrated by poverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional cousin, Sue Bridehead.