Mary Barton
a tale of manchester life
$22.09
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 October 1996
Summary
Mary Barton: A Tragedy of Class and Desire
Mary Barton, daughter of a trade unionist, dreams of escaping poverty by marrying the mill owner’s son, Henry Carson, forsaking her working-class love, Jem Wilson. But her ambition turns to anguish when Henry is murdered and Jem is accused.
Torn between two men and two worlds, Mary confronts the stark realities of class division in 1840s England. Through Mary’s struggle and the poignant portrayal of her father, John Barton, a disill…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140434644 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014043464X |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell, MacDonald Daly |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 30 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 319g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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“The revolution urged by Mary Barton is a revolution in the emotional and mental dispositions of individuals towards each other … a thoroughly idealist enterprise.” Macdonald Daly
“The revolution urged by Mary Barton is a revolution in the emotional and mental dispositions of individuals towards each other … a thoroughly idealist enterprise.” Macdonald Daly
About The Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 - 65) was born in London, but grew up in the north of England. In 1832 she married the Rev. William Gaskell. Published in Dickens’ Household Works and a lifelong friend of Charlotte Bronte, Gaskell’s finest novel is North and South.
Macdonald Daly is Lecturer in Modern Literature at Nottingham University. He has also edited DH Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers and Kangaroo.
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