Description: 1977 Reprint Edition OfA MEMOIR OF ROBERT BLINCOE. An Orphan Boy; Sent from the Workhouse of St. Pancras, London at Seven Years of Age, to Endure the Horrors of a Cotton-Mill, etc.by JOHN BROWNPublished by Caliban Books, Sussex, 1977. Like New in like new dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, excellent cover, clean unmarked interior. DJ in mylar wrapper. First published in single volume form 1832 by J. Doherty, Manchester. A classic account of the brutality and suffering endured in some of the new cotton factories at the beginning of the 19th-century based on the early life of Robert Blincoe. Brown's account appeared after his death (he committed suicide in 1822) and was published in five parts in 1828. It was subsequently reprinted in one volume by Doherty, a trade union leader, in 1832. Original copies are virtually impossible to find and even this reprint edition is now very scarce.Loc: A5
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Features: Dust Jacket
Format: Hardcover
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Topic: Industrial Revolution, Labor Movement, Cotton Mills
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Vintage: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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Edition: 1977 Reprint Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 1977
Book Title: A MEMOIR OF ROBERT BLINCOE
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: JOHN BROWN
Original Language: English
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Caliban Books
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Genre: Biography
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Type: Hardcover
