North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810- 1865)
Industrial 'social' novel from 1855 Introduction The Elizabeth Gaskell Society was established in 1985. During the 2000's several of Mrs Gaskell's novels were televised. North and South , Wives and Daughters and Cranford (which were three stories effectively rammed together). In 2014 the Manchester Historic Buildings Trust helped finance the opening of the Elizabeth Gaskell House at 84 Plymouth Road to the public, Mrs Gaskell's home from 1850- 1865. Now operates as a museum devoted to her work. Mrs Gaskell wrote some several novels and a...