Tag: Victorian Literature

North and South could easily be described as Pride and Prejudice with an industrialisation backdrop. Indeed, the plot lines of the novels draw many parallels; including a financially insecure, strong-willed, strong-headed, clever and beautiful heroine who is inexplicably prejudiced against the proud, rich and indignant hero. But there is so much more to North and … Continue reading On North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell