1819...Lancashire. Beneath the streets the fires of discontent are stoked as hard as the chimneys of the industrial revolution. Come the summer therell be a big mass meeting in Manchester which Reformers everywhere are praying will establish liberty in the land. But lying in wait are the enemies of this noble band. Ready to unleash their ultimate retribution. In Darkleigh Mary a young lady whose talents could take her places if only she could leave the dreaded mill goes on an escapade with her f