Mary Barton

Preface

I: A Mysterious Disappearance

II: A Manchester Tea-Party

III: John Barton's Great Trouble

IV: Old Alice's History

V: The Mill on Fire—Jem Wilson to the Rescue

VI: Poverty and Death

VII: Jem Wilson's Repulse

VIII: Margaret's Debut as a Public Singer

IX: Barton's London Experiences

X: Return of the Prodigal

XI: Mr. Carson's Intentions Revealed

XII: Old Alice's Bairn

XIII: A Traveller's Tales

XIV: Jem's Interview with Poor Esther

XV: A Violent Meeting Between the Rivals

XVI: Meeting Between Masters and Workmen

XVII: Barton's Night-Errand

XVIII: Murder

XIX: Jem Wilson Arrested on Suspicion

XX: Mary's Dream—and the Awakening

XXI: Esther's Motive in Seeking Mary

XXII: Mary's Efforts to Prove an Alibi

XXIII: The Sub-Pœna

XXIV: With the Dying

XXV: Mrs. Wilson's Determination

XXVI: The Journey to Liverpool

XXVII: In the Liverpool Docks

XXVIII: "John Cropper, Ahoy!"

XXIX: A True Bill Against Jem

XXX: Job Legh's Deception

XXXI: How Mary Passed the Night

XXXII: The Trial and Verdict—"Not Guilty"

XXXIII: Requiescat in Pace

XXXIV: The Return Home

XXXV: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"

XXXVI: Jem's Interview with Mr. Duncombe

XXXVII: Details Connected with the Murder

XXXVIII: Conclusion