Bessy's Troubles At Home

Bessy's Troubles At Home is a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, originally published in 1852. The story is set in the industrial town of Milton, where Bessy Higgins, a young woman from a working-class family, struggles to cope with the changes brought about by the industrial revolution. Bessy's father is a union leader who is fighting for better working conditions for the workers, while her mother is bedridden and suffering from a chronic illness. Bessy is torn between her loyalty to her father and her desire to support her mother. As the story unfolds, Bessy becomes involved in a love triangle with two men from different social classes: John Thornton, a wealthy mill owner, and Nicholas Higgins, a working-class man who is also a union leader. Bessy's relationships with these two men are complicated by her own conflicting emotions and the social and economic pressures of the time. The novel explores themes of class conflict, gender roles, and the impact of industrialization on society. It also provides a vivid portrait of life in a rapidly changing industrial town during the mid-19th century. Bessy's Troubles At Home is considered one of Gaskell's most important works and a landmark in Victorian literature.Bessy felt very proud and womanly when she returned home from seeing her mother off by the railway. She looked round the house with a new feeling of proprietorship, and then went to claim little Jenny from the neighbour's where she had been left while Bessy had gone to the station. They asked her to stay and have a bit of chat; but she replied that she could not, for that it was near dinner-time, and she refused the invitation that was then given her to go in some evening.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.