The novel , '' The Manchester Man '' , by Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks , was first serialised in '' Cassell 's Magazine '' before being published in three volumes in 1876 , and became the author 's most lasting achievement . It is considered to be an important social and historical novel , charting the rise of Jabez Clegg , the eponymous " Manchester Man " , from the time of the Napoleonic Wars to the first Reform Act . His personal fortunes , from the near tragic snatch of his crib from the River Irk , create a tale of romance and melodrama , his life from apprentice to master and from poverty to wealth , mirroring the growth and prosperity of the city . This is achieved in a politico-historical setting , with vivid accounts of the Peterloo Massacre or '' Manchester Massacre '' of 1819 and the Corn-Law riots ( the Anti-Corn Law League was formed in Manchester in 1838 ) . In 1896 , the year before she died , a well-illustrated edition of '' The Manchester Man '' was published with forty-six plates and three maps . The book is still read throughout the world ( following republication in 1991 and again in 1998 ) , and its heroes , Jabez Clegg and Joshua Brooks , are commemorated locally in the names of Manchester public houses . j Edward Abbott Parry ( born in London in 1863 ) was a judge and dramatist who lived in Manchester as judge of Manchester County Court 1894 – 1911 . and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911 . He wrote several plays and books for children
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Culture of Manchester