Mary Barton [By E.C. Gaskell]

Mary Barton is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The novel tells the story of Mary Barton, a young woman living in Manchester during the early years of the Industrial Revolution. Through Mary's struggles with poverty, love, and loss, Gaskell explores the social and economic conditions of working-class life in Victorian England. The novel is a powerful critique of the injustices of the era and a moving portrayal of the human impact of industrialization.

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