sentences:  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.