Элизабет Гаскелл – North and South (страница 1)
NORTH
AND SOUTH
Elizabeth Gaskell
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 ‘Haste to the Wedding’
Chapter 3 ‘The More Haste the Worse Speed’
Chapter 4 Doubts and Difficulties
Chapter 7 New Scenes and Faces
Chapter 10 Wrought Iron and Gold
Chapter 13 A Soft Breeze in a Sultry Place
Chapter 16 The Shadow of Death
Chapter 22 A Blow and its Consequences
Chapter 24 Mistakes Cleared Up
Chapter 31 ‘Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot?’
Chapter 36 Union not Always Strength
Chapter 43 Margaret’s Flittin’
Chapter 48 ‘Ne’er to be Found Again’
Chapter 49 Breathing Tranquillity
Classic Literature: Words and Phrases
On its appearance in ‘Household Words,’ this tale was obliged to conform to the conditions imposed by the requirements of a weekly publication, and likewise to confine itself within certain advertised limits, in order that faith might be kept with the public. Although these conditions were made as light as they well could be, the author found it impossible to develope the story in the manner originally intended, and, more especially, was compelled to hurry on events with an improbable rapidity towards the close. In some degree to remedy this obvious defect, various short passages have been inserted, and several new chapters added. With this brief explanation, the tale is commended to the kindness of the reader;
‘Beseking hym lowly, of mercy and pite, Of its rude makyng to have compassion.’