Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life by Elizabeth Gaskell

Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life

Elizabeth Gaskell

590 pages first pub 1848 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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The plot turns on Mary's romantic choice between Henry Carson, the son of a rich industrialist, and her working class lover Jem Wilson, and the rivalries between them. The class-divide and the widening gap between rich and poor are central themes ...

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