Mary Barton - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A poor girl must decide whether to marry for love or money in this 1848 novel. Set in Manchester, England, during the Industrial Revolution, it offers a poignant view of the class divide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Set in Manchester, England, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, this powerful novel recounts a working-class girl's attempts to escape the sickness, hunger, and poverty of her world. Mary Barton's pretty face and winning manners have drawn the romantic attentions of a factory owner's son, but accepting her wealthy suitor means rejecting her childhood sweetheart. The dilemma intensifies in the aftermath of a ruthless murder, when Mary is drawn into the violence of the class conflict and forced to reconsider her choices as she struggles to protect the people she loves.<br>Author Elizabeth Gaskell was widely regarded as the social conscience of Great Britain during the nation's transition from a rural, agricultural society to an industrial powerhouse. Her moving portrait of the dignity of working-class life and her plea for social harmony influenced Dickens, Carlyle, and other writers and ultimately helped pave the way for labor and reform movements.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Set in Manchester, England, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, this powerful novel recounts a working-class girl's attempts to escape the sickness, hunger, and poverty of her world. Mary Barton's pretty face and winning manners have drawn the romantic attentions of a factory owner's son, but accepting her wealthy suitor means rejecting her childhood sweetheart. The dilemma intensifies in the aftermath of a ruthless murder, when Mary is drawn into the violence of the class conflict and forced to reconsider her choices as she struggles to protect the people she loves.<br>Author Elizabeth Gaskell was widely regarded as the social conscience of Great Britain during the nation's transition from a rural, agricultural society to an industrial powerhouse. Her moving portrait of the dignity of working-class life and her plea for social harmony influenced Dickens, Carlyle, and other writers and ultimately helped pave the way for labor and reform movements. <br><b>www.doverpublications.com</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was a major Victorian novelist whose works have provided readers with endless enjoyment and social historians with enormous insight into English life in the mid-19th century. Her major works include <i>Cranford</i> and<i> Wives and Daughters, </i> in addition to the first biography of her fellow novelist Charlotte Brontë.</p>
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