In the wake of the BBC's outstounding production of North and South starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe, it's easy to forget that Margaret Gaskell wrote the story about an industrial town and about an industry that was still new. Here, we have Mr. Thornton educating Mr. Hale a bit on the topic of the … Continue reading Thornton Thursday–Arkwright’s machine
Thornton Thursday–
Let's hear how Margaret first describes Mr. Thornton, shall we? ‘And what is your correspondent, Mr. Thornton, like?’ ‘Ask Margaret,’ said her husband. ‘She and he had a long attempt at conversation, while I was away speaking to the landlord.’ ‘Oh! I hardly know what he is like,’ said Margaret, lazily; too tired to tax … Continue reading Thornton Thursday–
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