Manchester ManIsabella Varley Banks
Manchester Man
Jabez Clegg, the Manchester man, floats into this historical novel in 1799, carried downstream by the River Irk in flood. Jabez's rise to commercial success mirrors the rise of the city at the heart of the industrial revolution. Mrs George Linnaeus Banks (nee Isabella Varley) weaves a web of historical fact and fiction in a fast-paced story built around the rivalry between the Jabez and his nemesis Laurence Aspinall, and the fate of Augusta Ashton, who is loved by both but loves only one. An entertaining fictional journey through the early 19th century history of the city of Manchester, the book also has serious points to make about women's choices and domestic violence. (Summary by Phil Benson)
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49 capítulos
15 h 35 min
- 1 Chapter I: The Flood16:21
- 2 Chapter II: No One Knows18:55
- 3 Chapter III: How the Rev. Joshua Brookes and Simon Clegg Interpreted a Shakesperian Text18:49
- 4 Chapter IV: Mischief16:58
- 5 Chapter V: Ellen Chadwick20:53
- 6 Chapter VI: To Martial Music17:05
- 7 Chapter VII: The Reverend Joshua Brookes16:16
- 8 Chapter VIII: The Blue-Coat School17:53
- 9 Chapter IX: The Snake18:39
- 10 Chapter X: First Antagonism16:36
- 11 Chapter XI: The Blue-Coat Boy21:24
- 12 Chapter XII: The Gentleman10:52
- 13 Chapter XIII: Simon's Pupil15:19
- 14 Chapter XIV: Jabez Goes Out Into The World18:30
- 15 Chapter XV: Apprenticeship17:55
- 16 Chapter XVI: In War And Peace19:47
- 17 Chapter XVII: In The Warehouse18:53
- 18 Chapter XVIII: Easter Monday17:37
- 19 Chapter XIX: Peterloo27:16
- 20 Chapter XX: Action And Reaction17:04
- 21 Chapter XXI: Wounded17:05
- 22 Chapter XXII: Mr. Clegg17:15
- 23 Chapter XXIII: In The Theatre Royal15:24
- 24 Chapter XXIV: Madame Broadbent's Fan17:56
- 25 Chapter XXV: Retrospective18:48
- 26 Chapter XXVI: On The Portico Steps17:27
- 27 Chapter XXVII: Manhood15:26
- 28 Chapter XXVIII: Once In A Life17:43
- 29 Chapter XXIX: On Ardwick Green Pond21:33
- 30 Chapter XXX: Blind16:51
- 31 Chapter XXXI: Coronation Day19:57
- 32 Chapter XXXII: Evening: Indoors And Out18:48
- 33 Chapter XXXIII: Clogs18:10
- 34 Chapter XXXIV: Birds Of A Feather15:15
- 35 Chapter XXXV: At Carr's Cottage19:24
- 36 Chapter XXXVI: The Lovers' Walk19:01
- 37 Chapter XXXVII: A Ride On A Rainy Night17:58
- 38 Chapter XXXVIII: Defeated17:10
- 39 Chapter XXXIX: Like Father, Like Son16:19
- 40 Chapter XL: With All His Faults16:42
- 41 Chapter XLI: Marriage18:57
- 42 Chapter XLII: Blows20:46
- 43 Chapter XLIII: Partnership20:58
- 44 Chapter XLIV: Man And Beast21:19
- 45 Chapter XLV: Wounds Inflicted And Endured19:19
- 46 Chapter XLVI: The Mower With His Scythe17:22
- 47 Chapter XLVII: The Last Act27:29
- 48 Appendix 1 & 214:41
- 49 Final Appendix (Historical)57:22