Mary Barton
- First published
- 1848
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Love stories
- Domestic fiction
- Fathers and daughters
- Poor families
- Political fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2153. Mary Barton on Wikipedia.
