North and South is set in the fictional industrial town of Milton in the North of England. Forced to leave her home in the tranquil rural south, Margaret Hale settles with her parents in Milton where she witnesses the brutal world wrought by the industrial revolution and employers and workers clashing in the first organized strikes. Sympathetic to the poor whose courage and tenacity she admires and among whom she makes friends, she clashes with John Thornton, a cotton mill manufacturer who belongs to the nouveaux riches and whose contemptuous attitude to workers Margaret despises. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Ch 1 - Haste to the Wedding Read by MaryAnn 25:19
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Ch 2 - Roses and Thorns Read by MaryAnn 18:50
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Ch 3 - 'The More Haste the Worse Speed' Read by MaryAnn 22:50
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Ch 4 - Doubts and Difficulties Read by MaryAnn 26:02
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Ch 5 - Decision Read by MaryAnn 29:24
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Ch 6 - Farewell Read by MaryAnn 14:56
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Ch 7 - New Scenes and Faces Read by MaryAnn 18:45
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Ch 8 - Home Sickness Read by MaryAnn 23:01
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Ch 9 - Dressing for Tea Read by MaryAnn 9:51
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Ch 10 - Wrought Iron and Gold Read by MaryAnn 20:31
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Ch 11 - First Impressions Read by MaryAnn 18:06
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Ch 12 - Morning Calls Read by MaryAnn 13:38
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Ch 13 - A Soft Breeze in a Sultry Place Read by MaryAnn 16:16
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Ch 14 - The Mutiny Read by MaryAnn 13:44
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Ch 15 - Masters and Men Read by MaryAnn 38:03
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Ch 16 - The Shadow of Death Read by MaryAnn 20:04
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Ch 17 - What is a Strike? Read by MaryAnn 20:34
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Ch 18 - Likes and Dislikes Read by MaryAnn 20:40
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Ch 19 - Angel Visits Read by MaryAnn 29:00
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Ch 20 - Men and Gentlemen Read by MaryAnn 23:27
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Ch 21 - The Dark Night Read by MaryAnn 20:15
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Ch 22 - A Blow and Its Consequences Read by MaryAnn 34:36
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Ch 23 - Mistakes Read by MaryAnn 17:55
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Ch 24 - Mistakes Cleared Up Read by MaryAnn 15:08
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Ch 25 - Frederick Read by MaryAnn 27:19
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Ch 26 - Mother and Son Read by MaryAnn 13:34
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Ch 27 - Fruit-Piece Read by MaryAnn 15:22
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Ch 28 - Comfort in Sorrow Read by MaryAnn 43:35
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Ch 29 - A Day of Sunshine Read by MaryAnn 14:49
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Ch 30 - Home at Last Read by MaryAnn 31:04
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Ch 31 - 'Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?' Read by MaryAnn 24:45
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Ch 32 - Mischances Read by MaryAnn 11:37
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Ch 33 - Peace Read by MaryAnn 12:58
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Ch 34 - False and True Read by MaryAnn 12:16
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Ch 35 - Expiation Read by MaryAnn 36:20
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Ch 36 - Union Not Always Strength Read by MaryAnn 26:38
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Ch 37 - Looking South Read by MaryAnn 24:17
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Ch 38 - Promises Fulfilled Read by MaryAnn 32:16
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Ch 39 - Making Friends Read by MaryAnn 22:57
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Ch 40 - Out of Tune Read by MaryAnn 32:33
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Ch 41 - The Journey's End Read by MaryAnn 29:38
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Ch 42 - Alone! Alone! Read by MaryAnn 26:57
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Ch 43 - Margaret's Flittin' Read by MaryAnn 21:41
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Ch 44 - Ease Not Peace Read by MaryAnn 24:20
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Ch 45 - Not All a Dream Read by MaryAnn 7:13
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Ch 46 - Once and Now Read by MaryAnn 46:30
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Ch 47 - Something Wanting Read by MaryAnn 12:51
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Ch 48 - 'Ne'er To Be Found Again' Read by MaryAnn 14:58
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Ch 49 - Breathing Tranquillity Read by MaryAnn 14:53
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Ch 50 - Changes at Milton Read by MaryAnn 24:56
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Ch 51 - Meeting Again Read by MaryAnn 16:09
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Ch 52 - 'Pack Clouds Away' Read by MaryAnn 9:47
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