North and South (Gaskell, 1855)
From Commonplace Book
General
- prefatory note interesting on her perceived constraint by serialized publication in Household Words and subsequent expansion in volume form
- 17 desc of M as "so far from regularly beautiful" makes her a sister of Bronte heroines
Theme Tracking
Shakespeare references
- 5 compares Edith to Titania Midsummer Dream
- 7 course of true love running smooth
