Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Barton Release date is 2000-04-01

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"Mary Barton" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a novel published in 1848. Set in Manchester during the industrial turmoil of 1839-1842, it follows Mary Barton, a working-class girl caught between two suitors: a devoted craftsman and a wealthy mill owner's son. When murder strikes and the wrong man faces trial, Mary must race against time to save her true love without exposing a devastating secret that could destroy her family forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Love stories Domestic fiction Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Poor families -- Fiction Political fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Working class women -- Fiction Textile industry -- Fiction Labor unions -- Fiction Manchester (England) -- Fiction

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