NMLP P-007964 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life

Elizabeth Gaskell (anonymous) · Chapman and Hall · 1848

The London Chapman and Hall 1848 two-volume edition is the true first. Issued anonymously; Gaskell's authorship is not stated on the title page.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007964 for "Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life" by Elizabeth Gaskell (anonymous) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007964, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).