Tag: Margaret of the north

Some Gaskell books
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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…

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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…

Book in hand
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As These Pages Turn—a Book in Hand

I tore open the cardboard packaging much too eagerly and my palms smarted from the vigorous peeling…

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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…

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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…

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John and Margaret Honeymoon in Mid-1800s Paris

Paris plays a crucial role in Margaret of the North. There, John and Margaret honeymoon in mid-1800s…

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What Some People Say: Reviews, Margaret of the North

I am including here a sampling of what some people say about my first novel which I…

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My Male Perspective: Margaret of the North

Here’s my male perspective: Margaret of the North Margaret of the North by Evy Journey continues the…

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Journey into My Right Brain

I dreamt, when I was a kid, that I would write a novel someday. Exercise my right…