Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron and The James Plays.
Manchester in the 1840s. By day, Mary Barton works in a dress shop making gowns for the daughters of the newly moneyed mill owners. By night, Mary aspires to join their class. As she strives to better herself, murder, intrigue and romance take over her life and the lives of those she loves.
Fast-paced, epic and exciting, Mary Barton presents a panorama of Manchester life from the mill owners' new prosperity to the thousands of ordinary people living and dying in their factories.
Rona Munro's adaptation of Mary Barton was premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in 2006.
- ISBN10 1854599518
- ISBN13 9781854599513
- Publish Date 7 September 2006
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Nick Hern Books
- Edition stage version
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English