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This is Elizabeth Gaskell at her best, and Shirley Foster's edition is both sagacious and formally accurate. The appendices are invaluable and the explanatory notes are relevant without being obtrusive. A must for readers of Mary Barton. (Dr. Antonio Ballesteros-González, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha )
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'Gaskell's shocking, moving and contemporary account of the corrosive effects of injustice and poverty' Sunday Telegraph
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I approached my first Gaskell novel with a touch of apprehension and I have to admit I didn't enjoy the first few pages, but after a while I was hooked.
Even if the plot is improbable at times, the story is entertaining and the gallery of characters presented is memorable. The description of an industrial city in the 19th century is deeply moving. All in all, a great achievement. A must read.
Even if the plot is improbable at times, the story is entertaining and the gallery of characters presented is memorable. The description of an industrial city in the 19th century is deeply moving. All in all, a great achievement. A must read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Mary Barton is one of those books that sometimes makes for uncomfortable reading, because it is so sad and the era so bleak...however...it is also heart warming, full of characters that you truly get to know and love and necessary as an evocative history of that period. I would totally recommend it, however , not as a holiday book - it's heavy and needs to be viewed as such or it'll really get to you! superb
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Gaskell`s first novel "Mary Barton" (1848) is a tragedy set in nineteenth century Manchester. The plot revolves around the eponymous heroine, and her choice of lover, on one hand ,wealthy Henry Carson, and on the other, a working- class family friend,Jem Wilson.The central theme,however, is the yawning chasm between the lifestyle of the prosperous, and that of the poverty-stricken.Gaskell paints a very bleak picture of death,endemic disease and misery, and those familiar with Engel`s "Condition of the Working Class in England" will be treading a familiar path.Allied to social and political comment, elements which lead to a virtual banning of the book upon publication,there is the melodrama of the Victorian romantic novel in all its glory, and some genuinely moving moments, handled with great skill and sensitivity.Ultimately a message of "the masters suffer as well" comes through but Mary Barton has many miles of misery to walk through before she can walk out into the sunshine.
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I know it's a classic but.........you have to work a bit too hard
I have to admit that I struggled through the first half of Mary Barton. I understand it has social and historical importance but I found it dreary, lacking in subtlety and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by lmhh
A great writer....
Wonderful to read of Greenheys in Moss Side,Manchester, as a rural community with farm gates.
But more significant, for Mrs Gaskell's being able to see what it means to be... Read more
But more significant, for Mrs Gaskell's being able to see what it means to be... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rev Ian H
Between Agnes and Little Emily
I think this lady's background might be between Agnes and Emily.
She was good manner,but labor class. Read more
She was good manner,but labor class. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Susanna Huang
Historically Interesting
This is the first of Elizabeth Gaskill's novels, and therefore isn't her best. Her author's voice is far too domineering, at times lecturing; and the minor characters given too... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Creative David
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell. Very satisfied. The book was in good condition, as stated, and arrived quickly. thank you
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. D. P. Geal
Excellent
I loved this book - a bit like "Conditions of the English Working Class" by Engles written in the same period, but with a well written story. I will read it again.
Published 21 months ago by DHB1
an important and surprising book
Elizabeth Gaskell was most famous for 'Cranford' and, I suppose, after the excellent BBC TV adaptation, also 'North and South'. Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane
best gaskell book
i found this one of the best gaskells i have read. it had everything from love, murder, revenge, misery and joy, i dont know what more you would want from a book? Read more
Published on 10 April 2010 by shell
Angry 'industrial' novel
Mrs Gaskell rather appointed herself as the defender of the working classes and there is much anger in her novels. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2009 by Roman Clodia
What a life!
A very moving tale portraying life for the working masses. So far removed from that of the wealthy typically shown in period dramas on TV.
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by John Digswell
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