Mary Barton

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

• Novel
• Book language: English
• 420 pages

Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel, a Victorian social novel set in Manchester, follows the Barton family amid tensions between mill workers and owners. It depicts working-class poverty and class conflict, with elements of mystery and crime. Worth listening for its vivid portrait of an industrial city and Mary's personal story.

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