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Mary Barton

by Elizabeth Gaskell

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

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