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Mary Barton (Paperback)
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Mary Barton (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Set in Manchester in the 1840s, Mary Barton depicts the effects of
economic and physical hardship upon the city's working-class
community. Paralleling the novel's treatment of the relationship
between masters and men, the suffering of the poor, and the
workmen's angry response, is the story of Mary herself--a
factory-worker's daughter who attracts the attentions of the
mill-owner's son, who becomes caught up in the violence of class
conflict when a brutal murder forces her to confront her true
feelings and allegiances.
This new edition reproduces the last edition of the novel
supervised by Gaskell. The introduction provides historical and
biographical context to the novel, a survey of critical responses
to Mary Barton, and argues that Gaskell was chiefly concerned with
the importance of communication as a means of healing breaches
between people. In addition, the book contains an up-to-date
critical biography, revised notes and appendixes that include
Gaskell's rough draft and outline of the novel's conclusion.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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