North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell with Sally Shuttleworth

452 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

fiction classics romance emotional slow-paced

Description

North and South is a social novel published in 1854 by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. With Wives and Daughters (1865) and Cranford (1853), it is one of her best-known novels and was adapted for television three times (1966, 1975 and 2004). The ...

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Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 62%
sad 36%
hopeful 27%
challenging 20%
informative 19%
inspiring 14%
tense 9%
dark 7%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 30%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10%

Average rating

4.11

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