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1. Never Doubt I Love by VeeDeeAnn

   Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Ambiguous Fandom  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Margaret Hale/John Thornton
   • Margaret Hale & Edith Lennox
   • Margaret Hale & Fanny Thornton
   • Fanny Thornton & John Thornton
   • Nicholas Higgins & John Thornton
   • Margaret Hale
   • John Thornton (North and South)
   • Henry Lennox
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Historical Inaccuracy
   • All the tropes and cliches you can think of
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Mystery
   • Minor Character Death
   • extreme melodrama
   • Referenced Thoughts of Self-Harm

   Summary

   John Thornton, Mill owner of Milton Northern. Handsome, successful, a driven complicated man with a tragic and mysterious past. Margaret Hale, of Helstone and London. Beautiful, young, protected by her loving uncle, and cousin of society beauty Lady Edith Lennox. North and South. Their lives are worlds apart, and the path to true love never did run smooth…..

   Set in a later period, beginning in 1869, this is AU John and Margaret’s love story, with many obstacles and misunderstandings before our lovers are finally united.

   Do not be fooled dear reader, things are not always as they seem, and all will be revealed at the end!! While these are not the John and Margaret of canon, I hope I have retained the essence of Mrs Gaskell’s characters.

   Comments are most welcome.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   154,126

   Chapters:

   31/35

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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