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Mary Barton

by Elizabeth Gaskell
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The first novel by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton was published in 1848. It tells of the plight of the lower class in Manchester during the 1830s and 1840s. Contrasting the gap between rich and poor, the first half of the novel tells of the humble lives of the Barton and Wilson families, the extreme poverty of the Davenports and the luxurious life of the Carsons. Symbolically, John Barton receives five shillings for selling most of his worldly possessions; Henry Carson has this as loose change in his pocket. The second half of the novel comes to grips with a plot to murder.

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Publisher: The Floating Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 21, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781775416463
  • Release date: September 21, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781775416463
  • File size: 484 KB
  • Release date: September 21, 2009

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1060
Text Difficulty:6-9

The first novel by English writer Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton was published in 1848. It tells of the plight of the lower class in Manchester during the 1830s and 1840s. Contrasting the gap between rich and poor, the first half of the novel tells of the humble lives of the Barton and Wilson families, the extreme poverty of the Davenports and the luxurious life of the Carsons. Symbolically, John Barton receives five shillings for selling most of his worldly possessions; Henry Carson has this as loose change in his pocket. The second half of the novel comes to grips with a plot to murder.

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Classic Literature Fiction