Stuart Courtman: 2 books
by Stuart Courtman
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
A Memoir of Robert Blincoe' published in 1828 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. This book contains the original full 1828 text of the memoir by John Brown and historical...
by Stuart Courtman
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
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...