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  • A Duke and A Damsel
    1.1M 23.5K 39

    Blake Carstairs isn't too thrilled to inherit the title of Duke of Devonshire from a distant uncle. Still, he returns to England from India to claim his title. However, a few months after he gets there, he receives a letter from his uncle's solicitors stating that he must marry in 30 days in order to keep the title. I...

  • A Nightingale Sang
    42.9K 550 22

    This is my North and South tribute. I have moved the setting to World War Two. Based on the book by Elizabeth Gaskell and the BBC TV series starring Richard Armitage

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  • Bring The Heart To Earth
    48.8K 257 1

    One day after her wedding, Margaret Thornton flees Milton and her husband. She regrets her hasty actions, but a series of mishaps and misunderstandings manage to keep the couple apart for seven years. When John Thornton decides to attend Mary Higgins' wedding and meets with Margaret once more, sparks fly and secrets a...

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  • One Moment in Time
    870 9 1

    From Gaskell's 'North & South'. A largely series-based look at Thornton's visit to Helstone.

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  • New Year's Resolution
    17.6K 113 13

    Modern 'North & South'. Margaret Hale and John Thornton have to deal with the results of a drunken one-night stand, their feelings for one another, and his extremely scary mum.

  • Speculation
    40.9K 356 10

    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...

  • Lost In Gaskell
    7.6K 89 7

    Lily Spacey from 2011 finds herself in world of North and South is she going to screw up the story or is she going to save it. This was written a while ago well some of it was anyway I got bored of watching it on my computer took the plunge and posted it.

  • Tomorrow
    36.8K 380 15

    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...

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  • What You Wish For
    97.4K 2.7K 14

    When Carrie Preston's favourite aunt dies she retreats into her favourite book, Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South, only to find herself suddenly stuck in that story and seriously messing up her favourite romance of all time! Now available on Amazon (click "external link" below) or copy paste these addresses. Amazon...

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  • Mr. Thornton Blogs
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    These blogs are taken from http://mrjthornton.blogspot.com and detail John and Margaret's married life and John's life before North and South. For more pictures, please visit the blog.

  • Once Upon A Time
    96.6K 1.3K 24

    Based on the classic novel North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, this modern story of John and Margaret takes them on a magical adventure filled with intrique, suspense, and romance. John Thornton spends all his waking hours working in the family business. In his leisure time, he hunts for antique books. When one litera...

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  • Past and Present - A Modern Day Romance of North & South
    97.2K 991 23

    When she arrives with her parents in Milton after her father takes a job there, Margaret Hale, with the prospect of adapting to a new life ahead of her, catches sight of a man in the street that looks like a "perfect stranger". However, on an errand to speak to the family's landlord, Margaret finds this romantic image...

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  • Fate & Circumstance - A North & South Continuation
    125K 917 17

    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...

  • How Far the World Will Bend
    178K 1.6K 28

    After having her fortune told by a gypsy, Meg Armstrong moves through a mirror from 1920s England to 1850 Milton--and finds out she has stepped into the shoes of Margaret Hale. She has been sent back in time with a mission to fulfill--to save John Thornton's life. But will she be able to fulfill her mission without lo...

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  • A Heart for Milton
    1.5M 11.4K 24

    When Margaret hastily rejected the wealthy industrialist's marriage proposal, she could not have foreseen the events that would lead her to change her mind and open her heart. But was it too late now to let him know? Set in Victorian England, this story is based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell and the BBC miniseries...

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  • The Error of Judgement (North and South Fanfic)
    70.6K 733 10

    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.

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  • Moving On
    1.2K 10 1

    From 'North & South'. A mini-series based look at Thornton and Margaret's reunion.

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  • Revelations in captivity
    2.8K 23 1

    John Thornton is engaged to Ann Latimer, but one evening when Margaret Hale walks into his life, everything changes.

  • "N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", by Gratiana Lovelace (2013-2014) (Done)
    147K 2.3K 92

    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...

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  • N&S: "Look Back, Look Back at Me", a ficlet by Gratiana Lovelace 8/08/12
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    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...

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  • Midnight in Milton
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    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!

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  • In Consequence
    277K 2.9K 22

    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...

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  • North & South (A Fanfiction)
    8.6K 71 8

    John Thornton. He was tall. Handsome for his age and was not the one for a real social conversation. A wealthy cotton mill owner in the north. Madeline Teller. She was young, beautiful and yet head strong. A clergyman's daughter from the south. When their paths suddenly meet after months of strict hiding, John finds t...

  • Milton's Secret
    6.6K 100 5

    Margaret Hale is being courted by the charismatic Earl of Milton; but His Lordship has a secret.

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