<p><b>One of literature's greatest romances, <i>North and South</i> by Elizabeth Gaskell is both an incisive social commentary and an electric portrayal of all-conquering love.</b><br><br>This edition features an afterword by Kathryn White. <i>North and South</i> is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.<br><br>Forced to move from the rural tranquillity of southern England to the turbulent northern mill town of Milton, Margaret Hale takes an instant dislike to the dirt and noise that seems to characterize her new home and its inhabitants - even the handsome and charismatic cotton mill owner, John Thornton. But as she begins to settle in, and to understand the nature of the surrounding poverty and injustice, events conspire to t
