Mary Barton

Manchester in the hungry forties: the mills stand quiet, fever fills the cellars, and the masters stay behind their curtains. Mary, a dressmaker's apprentice, is courted from two directions — a mill-owner's son with everything, and a foundry hand with nothing but patience. When a shot is fired in the street, the wrong man is taken for it. Gaskell's first novel, written angry. You are Mary, and the alibi that could save a life is yours to run down.

Chapters

1. Hawthorn at Green HeysGreen Heys Fields
2. The Familiar Way HomeRoad from Green Heys
3. The Travelling Box in ShadowPaved Court, Manchester
4. The Parcels before DuskBarton Home
5. The Cup Left Until MorningBarton Home
6. Two Chairs at DawnBarton Home
7. Days Kept by a Black SignAlice Wilson's Cellar
8. The Footstep OverheadAlice Wilson's Cellar
9. Job Legh's Open DoorJob Legh's Room
10. The Fire beyond the FrostDunham Street
11. The Mill after the BellsBerry Street Cellar
12. The Widow beside the StrawBerry Street Cellar
13. The Gown in Another CourtWilson Home, Ancoats
14. The Oranges after Night WorkWilson Home, Ancoats
15. The Morning after Little SleepBarton Home
16. The Empty Chair by the FireBarton Home
17. The Sovereign beside the ChairBarton Home
18. Job Legh's London ChildBarton Home
19. No Change in the WagesBarton Home
20. The Visit Long DelayedWilson Home, Ancoats
21. Rain beyond the ThresholdBarton Home
22. The Truth after the FootstepsUnfinished Houses
23. The Chair Set StraightBarton Home
24. The Visit to the WilsonsWilson Home
25. The Sailor's Tales PromisedJob Legh's Room
26. A Fish with WingsJob Legh's Room
27. The Narrower Road HomeWorkroom and Ancoats Street
28. The Knock after the WhistleBarton Home
29. The Knots beyond the CornerWorkroom and Ancoats Street
30. The Lists beside Cold SupperBarton Home
31. The Union Lists WaitingBarton Home
32. The Door Before the MeetingBarton Home
33. Morning on the Cold SupperBarton Home
34. The Parcel Left on the TableBarton Home
35. The Visit Promised for MorningBarton Home
36. The Full Morning LightBarton Home
37. The Workroom StairWorkroom
38. The Next Black LineWorkroom
39. The Expected HearthWilson Home
40. The Broadside Cry BehindBarton Home
41. The Woman at the ThresholdBarton Home
42. The Crushed PaperBarton Home
43. The Promise Beside the CandleBarton Home and Job Legh's Room
44. Ashes at TwoWilson Home
45. Thursday's RoadBarton Home and Job Legh's Room
46. Three AddressesJob Legh's Room
47. The Other SummonsWilson Home
48. The Sabbath WatchWilson Home and Barton Home
49. I Go to LiverpoolBarton Home and Wilson Home
50. I Shall GoWilson Home
51. The Assize TrainManchester to Liverpool
52. Washday in Milk-House YardMilk-House Yard
53. The Morning TideMilk-House Yard and Liverpool Streets
54. Fourteen Shillings and NinepenceLiverpool Docks
55. Against Wind and TideRiver Mersey
56. The Pilot's PromiseMersey Mouth and Landing Steps
57. The Old Boatman's RoadSturgis House, Liverpool
58. The Unmoving WeathercockUpstairs Room at Dawn
59. While Job WaitedLiverpool Assizes - Job Legh's Telling
60. The Words He DreadedMilk-House Yard - Job Legh's Telling
61. The Failed AddressesBack Garden Court and Renshaw Street - Job Legh's Telling
62. Have You Found Will?Back Garden Court - Job Legh's Telling
63. The Changed Wind at NineLiverpool Assizes
64. The Harder QuestionsLiverpool Assizes
65. The Fever RoomSturgis House
66. Three Travellers InlandSturgis House
67. The Even Medicine LampSturgis House and River Road
68. The Homeward TrainSturgis House to Manchester
69. Eight O'ClockHome in Manchester
70. The Night after Carson LeftUpstairs Death-Room
71. After the Last BreathHome in Manchester
72. Terms Beyond the SmokeHome in Manchester
73. The Old Gun AccountJob Legh's Room
74. The Library Talk RetoldManchester and Later Letters
75. The Future across the OceanHome in Manchester
76. The Waiting Emigrant ShipManchester to Toronto

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