• Dr. Megha Ramteke

Abstract: Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) and Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) are well known Victorian Novelists. North and South (1848) and Sybil (1845), written by Gaskell and Disraeli respectively, are Victorian industrial novels. Elizabeth Gaskell had always been criticized as a submissive, conventional and emotional woman writer as compared to her contemporary writers. This paper attempts at bringing forth the nonconformist and feminist approach in her writing through a comparative study of the female character in Gaskell’s North and South and the female character in Benjamin’s Sybil. In contrast to Disraeli’s views, Gaskell eradicates the demarcation of public and private life through the character of Margaret who comes to see herself as involved in the public sphere and abandons the position of observer for the position of participant.

Victorian era, Industrial Novels, Feminist approach, Public and Private Sphere, Margaret, Sybil

"Elizabeth Gaskell’s Heroine Of Action In North And South And Benjamin Disraeli’s Heroine Of Romance In Sybil: A Comparative Feminist Reading Of The Victorian Industrial Novels ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.333-337, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J50.pdf

"Elizabeth Gaskell’s Heroine Of Action In North And South And Benjamin Disraeli’s Heroine Of Romance In Sybil: A Comparative Feminist Reading Of The Victorian Industrial Novels ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp333-337, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J50.pdf