Mary Barton

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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Contents

1. Elizabeth Gaskell
2. Preface
3. Chapter I. A Mysterious Disappearance
4. Chapter II. A Manchester Tea-Party
5. Chapter III. John Barton's Great Trouble
6. Chapter IV. Old Alice's History
7. Chapter V. The Mill on Fire—Jem Wilson to the Rescue
8. Chapter VI. Poverty and Death
9. Chapter VII. Jem Wilson's Repulse
10. Chapter VIII. Margaret's Debut as a Public Singer
11. Chapter IX. Barton's London Experiences
12. Chapter X. Return of the Prodigal
13. Chapter XI. Mr. Carson's Intentions Revealed
14. Chapter XII. Old Alice's Bairn
15. Chapter XIII. A Traveller's Tales
16. Chapter XIV. Jem's Interview with Poor Esther
17. Chapter XV. A Violent Meeting Between the Rivals
18. Chapter XVI. Meeting Between Masters and Workmen
19. Chapter XVII. Barton's Night-Errand
20. Chapter XVIII. Murder
21. Chapter XIX. Jem Wilson Arrested on Suspicion
22. Chapter XX. Mary's Dream—And the Awakening
23. Chapter XXI. Esther's Motive in Seeking Mary
24. Chapter XXII. Mary's Efforts to Prove an Alibi
25. Chapter XXIII. The Sub-Pœna
26. Chapter XXIV. With the Dying
27. Chapter XXV. Mrs. Wilson's Determination
28. Chapter XXVI. The Journey to Liverpool
29. Chapter XXVII. In the Liverpool Docks
30. Chapter XXVIII. "John Cropper, Ahoy!"
31. Chapter XXIX. A True Bill Against Jem
32. Chapter XXX. Job Legh's Deception
33. Chapter XXXI. How Mary Passed the Night
34. Chapter XXXII. The Trial and Verdict—"Not Guilty."
35. Chapter XXXIII. Requiescat in Pace
36. Chapter XXXIV. The Return Home
37. Chapter XXXV. "Forgive Us Our Trespasses."
38. Chapter XXXVI. Jem's Interview with Mr. Duncombe
39. Chapter XXXVII. Details Connected with the Murder
40. Conclusion

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