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North and South

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Level C1 · AdvancedChildren's53 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
53 chapters
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About this book

About this book

As Edith prepares for marriage and a new life in Corfu, her cousin Margaret contemplates the impending changes and bittersweet farewells within their close-knit family circle. Gentle tensions and tender moments weave through this portrait of love and transition.

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Contents

53 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER I. “HASTE TO THE WEDDING.”
03CHAPTER II. ROSES AND THORNS.
04CHAPTER III. “THE MORE HASTE THE WORSE SPEED.”
05CHAPTER IV. DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.
06CHAPTER V. DECISION.
07CHAPTER VI. FAREWELL.
08CHAPTER VII. NEW SCENES AND FACES.
09CHAPTER VIII. HOME SICKNESS.
10CHAPTER IX. DRESSING FOR TEA.
11CHAPTER X. WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
12CHAPTER XI. FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

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