Mary Barton: A TALE OF MANCHESTER LIFE - ELIZABETH GASKELL: Classic Publication
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798713247416
- Series
- Mary Barton
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-24
- Author
- Elizabeth Gaskell
Description
Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class. Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Brontë. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.
