Manchester Man

by Isabella Varley Banks

49 chapters15h 35mEnglish1896

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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)

Chapters (49)

1Chapter I: The Flood

981

2Chapter II: No One Knows

1135

3Chapter III: How the Rev. Joshua Brookes and Simon Clegg Interpreted a Shakesperian Text

1129

4Chapter IV: Mischief

1018

5Chapter V: Ellen Chadwick

1253

6Chapter VI: To Martial Music

1025

7Chapter VII: The Reverend Joshua Brookes

976

8Chapter VIII: The Blue-Coat School

1073

9Chapter IX: The Snake

1119

10Chapter X: First Antagonism

996

11Chapter XI: The Blue-Coat Boy

1284

12Chapter XII: The Gentleman

652

13Chapter XIII: Simon's Pupil

919

14Chapter XIV: Jabez Goes Out Into The World

1110

15Chapter XV: Apprenticeship

1075

16Chapter XVI: In War And Peace

1187

17Chapter XVII: In The Warehouse

1133

18Chapter XVIII: Easter Monday

1057

19Chapter XIX: Peterloo

1636

20Chapter XX: Action And Reaction

1024

21Chapter XXI: Wounded

1025

22Chapter XXII: Mr. Clegg

1035

23Chapter XXIII: In The Theatre Royal

924

24Chapter XXIV: Madame Broadbent's Fan

1076

25Chapter XXV: Retrospective

1128

26Chapter XXVI: On The Portico Steps

1047

27Chapter XXVII: Manhood

926

28Chapter XXVIII: Once In A Life

1063

29Chapter XXIX: On Ardwick Green Pond

1293

30Chapter XXX: Blind

1011

31Chapter XXXI: Coronation Day

1197

32Chapter XXXII: Evening: Indoors And Out

1128

33Chapter XXXIII: Clogs

1090

34Chapter XXXIV: Birds Of A Feather

915

35Chapter XXXV: At Carr's Cottage

1164

36Chapter XXXVI: The Lovers' Walk

1141

37Chapter XXXVII: A Ride On A Rainy Night

1078

38Chapter XXXVIII: Defeated

1030

39Chapter XXXIX: Like Father, Like Son

979

40Chapter XL: With All His Faults

1002

41Chapter XLI: Marriage

1137

42Chapter XLII: Blows

1246

43Chapter XLIII: Partnership

1258

44Chapter XLIV: Man And Beast

1279

45Chapter XLV: Wounds Inflicted And Endured

1159

46Chapter XLVI: The Mower With His Scythe

1042

47Chapter XLVII: The Last Act

1649

48Appendix 1 & 2

881

49Final Appendix (Historical)

3442

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