North and South Chapter 17 - What is a Strike?
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 Maj 20min
North and South Chapter 18 - Likes and Dislikes
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 Maj 20min
North and South Chapter 16 - The Shadow of Death
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 Maj 20min
North and South Chapter 15 - Masters and Men
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 Maj 38min
North and South Chapter 14 - The Mutiny
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 Maj 13min
North and South Chapter 13 - A Soft Breeze in a Sultry Place
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 Maj 16min
North and South Chapter 12 - Morning Calls
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 Maj 13min
North and South Chapter 11 - First Impressions
In which the industrious and resolute Mr. Thornton’s candid account of his early struggles and family sorrows invites a mixture of admiration and misgiving from the Hales, whose own differing sympathi...
4 Maj 18min
