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North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, Commentary Ch 9-11

Mr Thornton comes to tea. Analysis of chapters 9-11 for A Level English Literature, Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South.

North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, commentary Ch 6-8

Moving to Milton. Analysis of chapters 6-8 of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South.

A Level English Literature.

The Victorian Crisis of Faith in North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell

What were the 39 Articles? What was the religious backdrop to Gaskell’s novel? How was social position connected to religious belief? Exploring Mr Hale’s decision to leave the Church and what that means for his family.

This podcast helps you to understand the historical context for North and South, for A Level English Literature.

North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, commentary Ch 5

Margaret breaks the news to her mother. Analysis of chapter 5 of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, for AS Level English Literature.

North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, commentary Ch 3-4

Henry Lennox proposes and then Mr Hale tells Margaret some shocking news. Analysis of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, chapters 3 and 4. AS Level English Literature.

North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, commentary Ch 2

Looking at the concept of economic marriage vs love, and social position in chapter 2 of Gaskell's North and South. For AS Level English Literature.

North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, commentary ch 1

Notice how Margaret is established as different to the fashionable relatives she’s lived with in London.

A Level English Literature. Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South analysis.

North & South summary and structure

A brief outline of the plot and points of contrast that form the structure of the novel.

A Level English Literature, Elizabeth Gaskell

North & South by Gaskell, introduction

Looking at how Gaskell builds on the form of the novel used by Austen 50 years previously, but writes in a totally different historical context: in the heart of the Industrial Revolution, setting her novel in the fictional town of Milton, based on Manchester.

A Level English Literature, Elizabeth Gaskell

Dill and Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird

Revising Dill and Jem’s characters in To Kill a Mockingbird for GCSE English Literature

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