Mary Barton is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The novel tells the story of Mary Barton, a young woman living in Manchester during the early years of the Industrial Revolution. Through Mary's struggles with poverty, love, and loss, Gaskell explores the social and economic conditions of working-class life in Victorian England. The novel is a powerful critique of the injustices of the era and a moving portrayal of the human impact of industrialization. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.