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Mary Barton

a tale of Manchester life

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

1848 eng ★ 3.4 (5 ratings)

Mary Barton, the daughter of disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working-class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill owner's son, and making a better life for herself and her father. But when Henry is shot down in the street and Jem becomes the main suspect, Mary find…

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