| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| 1. The Life of Elizabeth Gaskell and Literary Career | 第7-8页 |
| 2. Critical Reviews of Gaskell | 第8-11页 |
| 3. The Central Argument, Research Method and Significance of Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One The Concept of Labour and Capital | 第13-19页 |
| 1. The Social Background of the Victorian Age | 第13-14页 |
| 2. The Rise of the Two Conflicting Classes | 第14-15页 |
| 3. The Condition and Nature of Labor and Capital | 第15-16页 |
| 4. Elizabeth Gaskell's Ideas on Labour and Capital | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two The Conflict between Labour and Capital in Mary Barton and North and South | 第19-39页 |
| 1 The Conflict of Labour and Capital in Mary Barton | 第19-29页 |
| ·The Direct Depiction of the Conflict | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Indirect Description of the Conflict | 第24-29页 |
| 2. The Conflict Between the Capitalist and the Labour in North and South | 第29-39页 |
| Chapter Three The Solutions to the Conflict | 第39-45页 |
| 1. The Increase of the Self-consciousness of the Capitalist | 第39-40页 |
| 2. The Emergence of the Trade Union | 第40-43页 |
| 3. The Solution of the Government | 第43-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
