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A Manchester, negli anni dell'Inghilterra vittoriana, vivono due famiglie proletarie: i Barton e i Wilson. Mary Barton, orfana da poco della madre, lavora come sarta, abita col padre John, fervido sostenitore dei movimenti sindacali, ed è corteggiata sia dall'onesto e affettuoso Jem Wilson che dal ricco e insidioso Henry Carson. La volontà di emanciparsi economicamente, una punta di vanità e la paura di diventare una delle tante "donne perdute" del tempo portano Mary a non accettare l'affetto sincero di Jem per assicurarsi un matrimonio più solido con Henry. Una scelta che le costerà cara...
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- Pagine: 378
- Data di uscita: 02-02-2017
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How to Tell if You are in an Elizabeth Gaskell novel: 1. Someone you love just died. 2. You live in an industrial wasteland, which is wrapped in a peculiarly permanent winter. 3. Your father makes terrible decisions. You love him unconditionally. 4. Someone just dropped dead. 5. You believe that starving Leggi tutto
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It offers an important perspective on the rich/poor divide in Victorian Manchester. It was written for middle class readers who were unaware of the realities of working class life, and it's so interesting to hear the corresponding narrative voice (which, whilst not om Leggi tutto
"She knew she was very pretty; the factory people as they poured from the mills, and in their freedom told the truth (whatever it might be) to every passer-by, had early let Mary into the secret of her beauty." Sharing the above quote may lead one to believe that this book is about a vain, and perhap Leggi tutto
In the grim industrial city of Manchester, England around the latter part of the decade, of the 1830's, people are actually starving to death, especially the little ones... the poor parents cannot feed... those...Murder follows as naturally as water flows to the lowest level... A love triangle ensue Leggi tutto
Mary Barton was an important landmark in 19th century English literature in that , more possibly than even any Charles Dickens novel, it raises awareness of the plight of the poverty stricken English working classes.Unlike most of Dickens work , Elizabeth Gaskell places working class people at the c Leggi tutto
As brilliant this time as it was the first. This is probably the most exciting and page-turner Victorian books out there, and is highly worth everybody's time.
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