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Mary Barton
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Description for Mary Barton
Paperback. Mary Barton rejects her childhood friend Jem's affections in the hope of marrying Henry, mill-owner's charming son, and escaping from the hard and bitter life that is the fate of the mill workers. But when Henry is shot dead in the street Jem becomes the prime suspect and Mary finds her loyalties tested to the limit. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 364.
'Gaskell's shocking, moving and contemporary account of the corrosive effects of injustice and poverty' Sunday Telegraph
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099511472
SKU
V9780099511472
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Ref
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About Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29 September 1810 in London. She was brought up in Knutsford, Cheshire by her aunt after her mother died when she was two years old. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, who was a Unitarian minister like her father. After their marriage they lived in Manchester with their children. Elizabeth Gaskell published her first novel, ... Read more
Reviews for Mary Barton
A story of scandal, class conflict and bitter rivalry
Guardian
Mary Barton is the first and arguably the finest of them. In it, early trade-union radicalism and competition between old industrial methods and new is the background to a powerful, often heartbreaking depiction of real rather than ideal Victorian family life
Independent
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Guardian
Mary Barton is the first and arguably the finest of them. In it, early trade-union radicalism and competition between old industrial methods and new is the background to a powerful, often heartbreaking depiction of real rather than ideal Victorian family life
Independent
Elizabeth Gaskell, or Mrs ... Read more