{"product_id":"north-and-south-by-elizabeth-gaskell-1","title":"North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"[ lg:columns-2 lg:gap-gutter-lg ]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-wysiwyg lg:c-wysiwyg--tight-spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Gaskell's famous novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback, clothbound \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 6 Aug 2026, Penguin Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241814512\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 496 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57472518127998,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241814512.jpg?v=1779879263","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/north-and-south-by-elizabeth-gaskell-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}