Pilgrim Street

A Story Of Manchester Life (1886)

von Hesba Stretton

196 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Pilgrim Street: A Story of Manchester Life is a novel written by Hesba Stretton and first published in 1886. The story is set in the industrial city of Manchester in the mid-19th century and follows the lives of several characters who live on Pilgrim Street, a poor neighborhood in the city.The main character, John Hathaway, is a young man who works in a factory and dreams of a better life. He falls in love with a woman named Mary, who lives on Pilgrim Street and is also struggling to make ends meet. As they navigate their difficult circumstances, they encounter a range of other characters, including factory owners, labor organizers, and other residents of the neighborhood.Throughout the novel, Stretton explores themes of poverty, social inequality, and the struggles of working-class life in the industrial era. She also touches on issues related to religion and faith, as many of the characters grapple with questions of morality and spirituality in the face of their challenging circumstances.Pilgrim Street is a poignant and insightful portrait of life in Manchester during a period of rapid social and economic change. It remains a classic work of Victorian literature and an important historical document of the era.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9781120675323
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.11.2009
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC