{"product_id":"north-and-south-9780241814512","title":"North and South","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's most famous novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Elizabeth Gaskell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Aug 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Gaskell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320979464570,"sku":"9780241814512","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241814512.jpg?v=1790668088","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/north-and-south-9780241814512","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}