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Mary Barton

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Original author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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"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.

Mary Barton, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2153.

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40 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface148 words
  2. 2.Preface594 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: A Mysterious Disappearance3,516 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: A Manchester Tea-Party2,541 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: John Barton's Great Trouble3,569 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Old Alice's History4,099 words
  7. 7.Chapter V7,695 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Poverty and Death7,011 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Jem Wilson's Repulse3,250 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: Margaret's Debut as a Public Singer6,307 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Barton's London Experiences6,549 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Return of the Prodigal5,667 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: Mr. Carson's Intentions Revealed5,811 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: Old Alice's Bairn3,627 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: A Traveller's Tales3,725 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: Jem's Interview with Poor Esther4,653 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV: A Violent Meeting Between the Rivals4,957 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI: Meeting Between Masters and Workmen4,388 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII: Barton's Night-Errand4,191 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII: Murder4,430 words
  1. 21.Chapter XIX: Jem Wilson Arrested on Suspicion4,607 words
  2. 22.Chapter XX: Mary's Dream--And the Awakening2,836 words
  3. 23.Chapter XXI: Esther's Motive in Seeking Mary4,083 words
  4. 24.Chapter XXII: Mary's Efforts to Prove an Alibi4,411 words
  5. 25.Chapter XXIII: The Sub-Poena4,765 words
  6. 26.Chapter XXIV: With the Dying3,390 words
  7. 27.Chapter XXV: Mrs. Wilson's Determination3,172 words
  8. 28.Chapter XXVI: The Journey to Liverpool1,173 words
  9. 29.Chapter XXVII: In the Liverpool Docks2,830 words
  10. 30.Chapter XXVIII: "john Cropper, Ahoy!"2,687 words
  11. 31.Chapter XXIX: A True Bill Against Jem2,079 words
  12. 32.Chapter XXX: Job Legh's Deception1,823 words
  13. 33.Chapter XXXI: How Mary Passed the Night1,984 words
  14. 34.Chapter XXXII: The Trial and Verdict--"not Guilty."7,685 words
  15. 35.Chapter XXXIII: Requiescat in Pace5,072 words
  16. 36.Chapter XXXIV: The Return Home5,224 words
  17. 37.Chapter XXXV: "forgive Us Our Trespasses."4,842 words
  18. 38.Chapter XXXVI: Jem's Interview with Mr. Duncombe2,745 words
  19. 39.Chapter XXXVII: Details Connected with the Murder3,844 words
  20. 40.Conclusion2,031 words