Manchester

Britain had suffered an economic depression that lasted into what would be known as the "hungry fourties". During this time, it was a period of strikes, widespread unemployment, poor harvests, and depressed trade. This was due to crop failures and thus this was resulted in the deaths of many who starved. This was where the new type of genre was created for literature: the social problem novel. This was how Gaskell was able to publish Mary Barton, in relation to this developing trend in fiction. Indeed we can see this throughout the novel.

Morris & Co Founding

William Morris was a British artist and textile designer whose designs from the later half of the Victorian period are still incorporated in many homes today. He did most of his work in the city of Bloomsbury, central London. In November 1856, William Morris & his friend Edward Burne-Jones, moved into the first floor of 17 Red Lion Square, Bloomsbury (Located on the map). Morris’s association with this part of Bloomsbury would continue for 25 years, and his commemorative plaque still stands there today.

Morris & Co Founding

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William Morris was a British artist and textile designer whose designs from the later half of the Victorian period are still incorporated in many homes today. He did most of his work in the city of Bloomsbury, central London. In November 1856, William Morris & his friend Edward Burne-Jones, moved into the first floor of 17 Red Lion Square, Bloomsbury. Morris’s association with this part of Bloomsbury would continue for 25 years, and his commemorative plaque still stands there today. 

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