When John and Margaret catch a fleeting glimpse of each other at a railway station in the Midlands after months apart, it gives John the impetus to travel to London in the hope of meeting Margaret again. When he impulsively proposes to her and is accepted, it seems that their happiness is complete. As they adjust to t...
What if a work of fiction wasn't fiction at all? What if we only thought it was fiction because it was written down, and we were separated from it by the page? Isabel Darrow, troubled by her past and feeling disconnected from the world, likes her doctor's suggestion that the world of fiction might become reality. She...
Reputations, like the delicate petals of a Helstone rose, are fragile things indeed... Upon discovering Margaret in the arms of an unknown man, John intervenes. How will their story end when reputations are questioned? **This is a North and South fanfiction. As my first time publicly posting anything I have written, I...
Elisabeth Armitage merely exists, she is an exceedingly rich heiress feeling at odds with her life. She slowly discovers a way of making peace with her soul. On this journey, she crosses paths with the owner of a cotton Mill named John Thornton, who like herself, suffers from an emptiness, a deeply rooted sadness caus...
A short one shot and continuation of the story by Elizabeth Gaskell. This is my first time writing fanfiction after years of reading it. I might continue writing this story since I'm very interested in what M and J's life in Miton will be like :)
John reminisces his first Christmas with Margaret as a married couple and how his life changed when the clock struck twelve.
Dear Readers, I am just starting to upload my stories--and learning how Wattpad works. So I thought that I would start out with a short ficlet--a reimagined scene from the BBC's 2004 "North & South". I hope that you enjoy it. Cheers! Gratiana Lovelace P.S. "North & South" images are courtesy of www.RichardArmitageNe...
Based on the televised adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North & South'. When Margaret Hale moves from the South to a northern industrial town, her relationship with cotton mill owner John Thornton gets off to a shaky start but that changes over time, a little quicker in this short fanfic than in the actual story!
John Thornton has an eager mind, starved for intellectual stimulation. But what John could not have foreseen was that just as his mind needs nourishment, so does his heart. Mr. Hale's proud, beautiful, kind, stubborn, and compassionate daughter Miss Margaret Hale will bring John Thornton's untutored heart to full an...
Margaret just misses Mr Thornton at the train station, she ends up marrying Henry Lennox her old friend thinking that Mr Thornton wants nothing to do with her, but they are drawn back together by a series of events, how long can Margaret hold back her feelings for him which have reawakened and how long can he hold bac...
The shock of sudden death of Mr. Hale crushes Mr. Bell, rendering him unable to bring the sad news to Margaret himself. He is forced to delegate the terrible duty to the only one he can entrust it: his friend and tenant Mr. Thornton.
A short story about the last meeting of Mr. Bell and Mr. Thornton. Only this time Mr. Bell has a little better timing.
Two paths chance to cross one evening and things will somehow never be the same again.
Different take on North and South. It starts when Mr. Thornton leaves Margaret after his disaster of proposal. She acidently falls and loses her memory of the proposal and the day of the riot. Will that be his chance to make it right this time?
John Thornton and Margaret Hale are happily in love and going to get married. But an accident leaves John with partial memory loss and what he has forgotten is his life and love for his bride to be. Margaret's whole world seems to come crashing down around her. This modern story is based upon and inspired by E. Gaskel...
I love both the book and miniseries North & South, and it has inspired me to finally start writing, with a sequel. It starts at the last scene in the movie, a scene I have probably watched hundreds of times, and mostly draws from the miniseries rather than the book Enjoy, and please comment..I'm interested to kn...
NORTH AND SOUTH FANFICTION: John Thornton, a rich factory owner in 19th century Milton, happens to stumble across a bleeding woman in a graveyard. When she wakes up, she cannot recall anything from her life, not even her name. Now in Milton, she has to find a way to keep herself afloat in the harsh factory town. Mr. T...
A fateful event awakens hidden attraction, and fleeting tenderness grows steadily into love when a single impulse changes the course of Margaret Hale's life forever. Set in Victorian England, this story unfolds amidst the gritty struggles of the Industrial Revolution. Based on the novel 'North and South' by Elizabeth...
Margaret and John Marry after John reinstated his declaration of love and John hearing Margaret's declaration of love. What if John starts to worry about Margaret during the time she announces she's carrying their child to the point he injures himself? He knew many woman had perished when or a few days after they brou...
The speculation of 1851. It was hailed as a sure prospect, every cotton mill owner who invested was sure to succeed, but what it it failed? The city of Milton was soon to find out as some of the most prominent mills closed their doors leaving hundreds out of work. Within all this seeming calamity was Marlborough Mills...
A short story after the birth of John and Margaret Thornton's first child. -The story is evolving and I can't honestly say where it will go, if anywhere. When I have good content to write, I will continue the story. Thanks for giving it a try-
If you loved the BBC miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South," then this sequel is for you. "Becoming Mrs. Thornton" picks up Margaret Hale's story from the moment of her engagement. We watch her adjust to life as John Thornton's wife (yay!) and Hannah Thornton's daughter-in-law (not so yay!).
