description: Mary Barton tells the story of the struggles of factory workers in the 1830s to survive unemployment and starvation. When a rich admirer of Mary Barton is killed, her childhood friend Jem is suspected. However the truth about the murder lies in the massive gap of wealth and power between the mill owners and their workforce.
language: English
title: Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton
titlecomplete: Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton
genres: Historical, Literature, British Literature, Classics, Classic Literature, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 19512
places: Manchester, England, England
publisher: Orbis Publishing Ltd