Mary Barton

Mary Barton
Title page of the first edition, 1848
AuthorElizabeth Gaskell
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance novel
Published1848
PublisherChapman & Hall
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Followed byCranford 

Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life was the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class.