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Mary Barton
- A Tale of Manchester Life
- Gesprochen von: Juliet Stevenson
- Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 17 Min.
- Ungekürztes Hörbuch
- Kategorien: Literatur & Belletristik, Klassiker

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Following the death of his wife and the government's refusal to pass his local trade union's chartist petition, John Barton sinks into a depression so deep that not even his doting daughter can lift him out of it. Seeing the poverty that her family has been reduced to and the desperation in her father's eyes, Mary Barton realises she must reject the proposal of her working-class lover, Jem. Instead, she sets her sights at a master's son, the wealthy heir of a Manchester mill, Henry Carson, in the hope that his situation will improve her own.
In a shocking turn of events, Mary discovers Mr Carson has been shot and her former lover, Jem, accused of his murder. As life-altering secrets emerge and the lives of those around her are put on the line, Mary must decide who to trust and who to denounce.
Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel, Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life, is an emotive condition of English work in which she artfully intertwines the socio-political struggles of the 'hungry forties' with elements of a classic love story. Mary Barton is a pioneering work of fiction which has ensured that Gaskell's name will forever be included in a list of England's greatest authors. Its success was such that it even won the attention of Charles Dickens and Charlotte Brontë, forging a great working relationship between the writers, and later leading Gaskell to write Brontë's biography.
Narrator Biography
Multi-award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson has graced the stage and screen with a myriad of powerhouse performances for over 40 years. Aged nine, she developed a passion for the spoken word after performing a reading of a WH Auden poem in front of her entire school. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and later became a member of its artistic council. Her theatre experience is vast and includes parts in Measure for Measure, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Burn This and Death and the Maiden.
She is also known for her film career in works such as Bend It Like Beckham, Emma, Truly Madly Deeply and Mona Lisa Smile. Stevenson has been BAFTA-nominated and been the winner of a Laurence Olivier Award. In 1999, she was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, for her services to Drama.
Juliet's other audiobook narrations include Sense and Sensibility, North and South, The Portrait of a Lady and Madame Bovary. These and many more can be found at Audible.
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- Bookworm
- 26.11.2015
Ach, die Unterschicht ...
Arme tauchen im viktorianischen Roman ja eher als Statisten auf: Die Romanheldin lässt ihre Dienstboten ein nettes Körbchen mit Lebensmitteln und Rheumasalbe packen, um es dann persönlich bei einem der Dorfarmen abzuliefern.
Oder Armut und die Armen werden als Gegenbild zur bürgerlichen Gesellschaft dämonisiert, beliebte Klischees sind die Prostituierte und der Kriminelle.
Elizabeth Gaskell, Pfarrersgattin aus Manchester, hat es in ihrem ersten Roman gewagt, die Unterschichtler selbst zu Romanhelden zu machen. Schon dafür hat sie ihren Platz in der Literaturgeschichte verdient!
Gaskell zeigt das prekäre Leben der Industriearbeiter so wie es war. Es ist immer unsicher, ob für den nächsten Tag noch genug Essen im Haus ist und das Leben verläuft stets hart am Abgrund.
Natürlich schaut auch Gaskell mit dem Auge der Mittelschicht auf ihre Helden: Was sie beschreibt, ist eine etwas weichgespülte Version des Arbeiterlebens - die ungeschminkte Wahrheit konnte sie ihrem Mittelschichts-Publikum wohl nicht zumuten.
Den Grundkonflikt zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitern und die Zwänge des Marktes, beschreibt sie sehr fundiert. Ihre Lösungsansätze sind allerdings der schwächste Teil ihrer Bücher - letztlich geht es bei ihr um Versöhnung, oft mit deutlich christlichem Unterton.
Die Romanhandlung teilt sich auf in Liebes- und Kriminalgeschichte, und die Erzählmaschine rumpelt ab und zu ein bisschen. Der Roman ist eben ein Erstlingswerk und das merkt man ihm an.
Trotzdem sehr lesens- oder hörenswert, da Gaskell die Mängel in der Plot-Konstruktion durch die lebensechte Charakterisierung der Hauptfiguren und sehr genaue Alltagsbeobachtung ausgleichen kann. Beim großen Finale um die Gerichtsverhandlung wird es richtig spannend.
Juliet Stevenson liest das Werk ganz großartig und kann die einzelnen Figuren gut differenzieren.
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- Barbara
- 19.05.2022
Great book & narrator
Wonderful story, a bit corny at times maybe. All made up by the very best narrate there is!
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