Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life [Hardcover]
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Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life [Hardcover]

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Mary Barton is a pioneering social novel by Mrs. Gaskell that depicts the struggles of working-class families in Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. Through the story of Mary and her father John, the novel explores themes of poverty, labor disputes, and social injustice in Victorian England.

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Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life is Mrs. Gaskell’s seminal work of social fiction, first published in 1848. Set against the backdrop of Manchester’s textile industry, the novel follows the lives of working-class families grappling with economic hardship, unemployment, and social inequality during the Industrial Revolution.

The narrative centers on Mary Barton, a young woman caught between her father’s radical political activism and her own romantic aspirations, and John Barton, her father, who becomes involved in a desperate conspiracy born from desperation and injustice. Through vivid characterization and intimate domestic scenes, Gaskell exposes the stark realities of industrial labor, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the moral complexities of class conflict in Victorian society.

This powerful work established Gaskell as an important voice for social reform and remains essential reading for understanding both Victorian literature and the historical conditions that shaped the labor movement.

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Author

Mrs. Gaskell
Publisher

‏ : ‎ Gyan Publishing House
ISBN

9788121284462

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