Blincoe's Progress

Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Stuart Courtman ISBN: 9781907219870
Publisher: Peak Platform Publication: May 10, 2012
Imprint: Jumping Fish Language: English
Author: Stuart Courtman
ISBN: 9781907219870
Publisher: Peak Platform
Publication: May 10, 2012
Imprint: Jumping Fish
Language: English
It is 1797 and Robert Blincoe is an orphan living in St Giles workhouse in London; Parson Brown is the newly appointed local rector of Tideswell in Derbyshire. He is involved in a shady deal with the London workhouse wardens, resulting in children, including Blincoe, being moved into his parish. Blincoe is apprenticed to Ellis Needham, a friend of Brown's and the owner of nearby Litton cotton mill. Due to their immaturity, both Brown and Blincoe make mistakes, and we observe as they struggle with the consequences. Eventually, they each fall in love with local girls. But can they have the ones they love, or will the repercussions of their mistakes prevent them realising their dreams? This is the story of the harsh life surrounding the cotton industry; a life that proves to be difficult and complicated for apprentices, workers, mill owners, and even the local parson. 'A Memoir of Robert Blincoe' published in 1932 was influential in improving the working conditions of children in factories. It is also believed that Charles Dickens based his character Oliver Twist on Robert Blincoe.
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It is 1797 and Robert Blincoe is an orphan living in St Giles workhouse in London; Parson Brown is the newly appointed local rector of Tideswell in Derbyshire. He is involved in a shady deal with the London workhouse wardens, resulting in children, including Blincoe, being moved into his parish. Blincoe is apprenticed to Ellis Needham, a friend of Brown's and the owner of nearby Litton cotton mill. Due to their immaturity, both Brown and Blincoe make mistakes, and we observe as they struggle with the consequences. Eventually, they each fall in love with local girls. But can they have the ones they love, or will the repercussions of their mistakes prevent them realising their dreams? This is the story of the harsh life surrounding the cotton industry; a life that proves to be difficult and complicated for apprentices, workers, mill owners, and even the local parson. 'A Memoir of Robert Blincoe' published in 1932 was influential in improving the working conditions of children in factories. It is also believed that Charles Dickens based his character Oliver Twist on Robert Blincoe.

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