num_pages: 590
description: The plot turns on Mary's romantic choice between Henry Carson, the son of a rich industrialist, and her working class lover Jem Wilson, and the rivalries between them. The class-divide and the widening gap between rich and poor are central themes in a novel originally named after Mary's father, John Barton.
language: English
title: Mary Barton
titlecomplete: Mary Barton (Broadview Literary Texts)
genres: Historical, Literature, British Literature, Classics, Classic Literature, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 19511
places: Manchester, England, England
publisher: Broadview Press