Mary Barton - A Tale of Manchester Life (Paperback, Reissue)

In her remarkable first novel Mary Barton (1848) Elizabeth Gaskell portrays city life in the 'hungry forties' of the nineteenth century.

The plot turns on Mary's romantic choice between Henry Carson, the son of a rich industrialist, and her working-class lover Jem Wilson, and the rivalries between them. The class-divide and the widening gap between rich and poor are central themes in a novel originally named after Mary's father, John Barton. A radical trades unionist, his tragedy dominates the book, and in his bitter intelligence and courage he is one of the most compelling heroes in all Elizabeth Gaskell's fiction.

In his introduction to this new edition Macdonald Daly discusses the novel's artistry and its liberal politics. 'The revolution urged by Mary Barton is a revolution in the emotional and mental dispositions of individuals towards each other ... a thoroughly idealist enterprise.'

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1996
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	Elizabeth Gaskell
Editors:	Macdonald Daly
Introduction by:	Macdonald Daly
Notes by:	Macdonald Daly
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	417
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-043464-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-14-043464-X
Barcode:	9780140434644

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