Tag: Elizabeth Gaskell
Una Duessa: Margaret’s Duality in Mr. Thornton’s Eyes
Mr. Thornton repeatedly dreams of Margaret as Una Duessa in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. He dreamt…
Margaret Hale, John Thornton: An Enduring Love
As seen through the eyes of Margaret Hale, John Thornton, the hero of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel North…
Paying Homage to Gaskell’s Concerns About Women’s Issues
Every time is a good time for classical literature especially those addressing women’s issues, a hot topic…
Inner-Directed Heroines: Paying Homage to Austen and Gaskell
I sometimes feel like an anachronism because I prefer inner-directed characters. Characters I’m more likely to find…
Margaret of the North, Victorian Feminist Romance
Margaret of the North, the first novel I published, is a historical novel. It’s a sequel to…
Feminism in Victorian Novels: Gaskell’s North and South
Feminism in Victorian Novels? Impossible. Not when the status of women placed them just a bit above…
Victorian Women: Variations in Margaret of the North
Maybe in jest, Gaskell once said that she could title her fourth novel (North and South) “Variations…
Grief is for the Living: Death in Gaskell’s North and South
Grief is for the Living. Those left behind when a loved one dies know this. In Elizabeth…