“Edith had rolled herself up into a soft ball of muslin and ribbon, and silken curls, and gone off into a peaceful little after-dinner nap.” — from Chapter 1, North and South, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
“The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn’t for you.” Lynne T of LibriVox
The characters in the first chapter of North and South drew me in. This story gives us a glimpse of conditions for several social classes in 19th century Victorian Sussex England.
North and South, Chapter 1 read by Grace Buchanan for LibriVox.
I’m looking forward to recording this book in its entirety.
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This chapter is Track 11 in the LibriVox First Chapter Collection 7.
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frontispiece, North And South, illustration via Gutenberg.org, Public Domain
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