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Mary Barton

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Mary Barton

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Before Elizabeth Gaskells famous North and South and Cranford, there was Mary Barton. Set in Manchester England in the midnineteenth century, Mary Barton was revolutionary in the way it tackled the relationship between poor mill workers and the wealthier manufacturers. This first book by Elizabeth Gaskell delves into the desperate lives of the working poor in Northern England, much in the way Dickens shone light on Londons lowest classes. In Gaskells eyes, prostitutes are selfless, murderers are penitent, and the poor are heroes.

Author Biography:

Elizabeth Gaskell was born in London in 1810. She was a writer of detailed letters from a young age, and moved in literary circles. Born into a Unitarian family, she married a Unitarian minister in 1832, and the Unitarian values can be seen throughout her novels. Like most Victorians, her life had its griefs. She lost two children, and wrote Mary Barton in an effort to cope with the death of her only son, William. After the publication of Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell went on to write numerous other novels, novellas, short stories, and non-fiction including North and South, Cranford, and the Life of Charlotte Brontë..
Release date Australia
April 15th, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
480
Dimensions
124x196x36
ISBN-13
9781988754031
Product ID
27580065

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