Ocupation: Novelist
Life: September 29, 1810 - November 12, 1865
Birthday: September 29
Death: November 12
He shook hands with Margaret. He knew it was the first time their hands had met, though she was perfectly unconscious of the fact.
source: Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.1487, BookCaps Study Guides
topic: Hands, Firsts, Facts, Mr Thornton