Mary Bartonis thefirst novelby English authorElizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city ofManchesterbetween 1839 and 1842 and deals with the difficulties faced by theVictorian working class. It is subtitled "e;A Tale of Manchester Life"e;.The novel begins in Manchester, where we are introduced to the Bartons and the Wilsons, two working-class families. John Barton is a questioner of the distribution of wealth and the relations between rich and poor. Soon his wife dies-he blames it on her grief over the disappearance of her sister Esther. Having already lost his son Tom at a young age, Barton is left to raise his daughter, Mary, alone and now falls into depression and begins to involve himself in theChartist,trade-unionmovement.Elizabeth Gaskell's novels are notable for detailed descriptions of the different classes of society in 19th century Britain.
| ISBN: | 9781518337468 |
| Publication date: | 16th December 2015 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell |
| Publisher: | Distributed By PublishDrive |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |