Mary Barton

Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell's 1848 first novel, is a work of fiction set among Manchester factory workers, portraying the hardships and tensions between the poor and their employers, culminating in a murder, an arrest, and a young woman's efforts to prove an alibi.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›British and Irish novels to 1900›Social problems and new ideas

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›British and Irish novels to 1900›Social problems and new ideas