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North and South

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Ratings
Book
37
Narrator
7
Release Date
January 1, 2011
Duration
18 hours 43 minutes
Summary
The book is a social novel that tries to show the industrial North and its conflicts in the mid-19th century as seen by an outsider, a socially sensitive lady from the South. The story: the heroine, Margaret Hale, is the daughter of a Nonconformist minister who moves to the fictional industrial town of Milton after leaving the Church of England. The town is modeled after Manchester, where Gaskell lived as the wife of a Unitarian minister.
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Profile Avatar Karin P. Jul 2024

Some of the narrators were really amazing and others were pretty bad. So bad i would not listen to that chapter. But the book is great. Thanks

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2022

I liked this book very much. The writing in these older books is so rich. I also really appreciate the people who donate their time to read these books. HOWEVER, the many, many different readers and many many different accents, volume, abilities really inhibited my enjoyment of this story. Some of the reader's were wonderful. Some of them spoke so fast, I missed out on those chapters. The disparity of accents was also jarring. One chapter from a German reader and then a Southern reader from Alabama. Consistency in narration really helps in audio books. Again-thx to those who generously give their time. But I would think the uneven quality in the readers should be monitored.

Profile Avatar Robin H. Jun 2018

The book content was excellent. A little off putting that each chapter is narrated by a different person. Some of the readers were excellent but others had difficult accents and poor sound quality. Overall I’d recommend it.

Profile Avatar Jessica Canjar Feb 2016

I really enjoyed the story. If you like Pride and Prejudice, this will be enjoyable. But Gaskell is no Austin. Now to the most important part, the narration was frustrating. Each chapter is done by a different person and not every chapter has great sound quality. As if that isn't bad enough, some of the narrators have accents so thick that they might as have been speaking Russian.

Profile Avatar Carolyn BushCarolynB Aug 2015

This is a love story from an earlier time in England, The characters are a little too good to be true., which is often the case with novels of the period. Nonetheless, North and South is a good read and informs the reader of social upheaval and conflict in England at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This American reader was pleased to discover that most of the narrators were narrated by women from the UK or Europe.

North and South

North and South

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Read by: Various
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