Mary Barton - Related Locations Map

This map will pinpoint the actual locations referenced in the plot of Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton and that are connected to the issues raised in the novel regarding class, the industrial revolution and its effects on the working poor and the Captains of Industry-their masters, and the travels of sailors in the British Royal Navy across the reaches of the British Empire.

Please add your contribution as you identify important locations in the novel yourself and/or as we collaboratively identify them in our class discussions.

Rotterdam, Holland

Shelley notes that both Rotterdam and the Dutch in general are remarkably clean and tidy, but she is unimpressed by a Dutchman that speaks very poor English. Shelley seems to find Holland a troublesome place, its canals and windmills causing difficulty when travelling.

Laufenburg, Switzerland

Shelley and company charter a small boat which Shelley refers to as a "canoe," due to its shoddy construction. The river here is swift and treacherous, and Shelley finds herself afraid the little boat will not make it. Despite the trouble, they make it safely to Mumph.

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