***All Credits To Elizabeth Gaskell*** When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the north of England. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of the local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice. This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner and self-made man, John Thornton, as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction. In North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell skillfully fuses individual feeling with social concern, and in Margaret Hale creates one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature.

A fanfiction continuation of North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell, heavily inspired by the 2004 mini series. After a chance encounter on a train station platform between London and Milton, Margaret and John return North. This story follows the first years of their marriage. A warm, cosy story with a romantic slant.

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

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he points north, you point south.

A mid-canon retelling of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, based partially on the 2004 BBC mini-series. After an illicit encounter in Mr Thornton's study on the night of the dinner party, Margaret Hale finds herself struggling to understand the undeniable pull she feels towards this man she once could not stand. The pair find themselves drawn to one another despite their differing views and constant clashes. When Margaret finds herself dealing with one tragedy after another, will she decide to follow what her heart truly desires? In progress

If the missive had met its mark: What would have been if the stone had struck John Thornton instead of Margaret Hale on that fateful day at Marlborough Mills? An angst-ridden, mid-canon, slow-burn HEA Retelling of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South from the day of the riot, both book and TV miniseries based. UPDATED WEEKLY (Working title: In which John Thornton does a great deal of kissing)

What if Margaret was an event photographer and John owned a concert venue? A modern AU story, set in the not-quite-current day United States. Starts with the beginning and will end after HEA, with some drama along the way. Now with a Youtube playlist for the songs that go with each chapter: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzo8ckv0bFAyKzv9ndrCMKhTT90H6Oomd And here is another playlist with songs that fit the vibe of the story: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzo8ckv0bFAzDMzrztX38OQ_EPPOedsfJ

John reminisces his first Christmas with Margaret as a married couple and how his life changed when the clock struck twelve.