The Elizabeth Gaskell Library

In which Margaret returns home burdened by the harsh realities she has witnessed among the mill workers, stirring both her own anxieties and her mother’s resolve to offer comfort, even as the househol...

8 Mai 23min

In which Margaret ventures into the bustling streets of Milton and visits Bessy Higgins, engaging in a candid conversation about the harsh realities and strife of the working class, including the ongo...

7 Mai 20min

In which the tender anxieties of a family are laid bare amid the pallid shadows of illness and social expectation, while the echoes of impending labour troubles grow louder in the industrial town. The...

7 Mai 20min

In which Margaret Hale receives the solemn visit of Dr. Donaldson, who reveals the grave truth about her mother’s health, compelling her to step into a role of dutiful care despite the sorrow and anxi...

6 Mai 20min

In which Mr. and Mrs. Hale visit Mrs. Thornton, leading to an exchange laden with the uneasy truths of industrial life in Milton, as discussions of health, social standing, and the looming threat of a...

6 Mai 38min

In which Margaret's mother draws tenderly near to her, revealing the long-hidden and sorrowful story of her son Frederick’s troubled naval career and the heavy burden it has laid upon their family. Th...

5 Mai 13min

In which Margaret visits the ailing Betsy Higgins in the midst of the bustling, dust-laden town, and through their tender conversation, a gentle contrast is drawn between Margaret’s cherished rural pa...

5 Mai 16min

In which Mrs. Thornton, pressed by her son John, makes a formal visit to the Hales, a modest yet respectable family recently settled in Milton, while delicately negotiating her own reservations and th...

4 Mai 13min