Chapters in the life of a Dundee factory boy, an autobiography [by J. Myles].
| Author | : James Myles |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 1850 |
| ISBN-10 | : OXFORD:590708986 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Chapters in the life of a Dundee factory boy, an autobiography [by J. Myles]. by : James Myles
Download or read book Chapters in the life of a Dundee factory boy, an autobiography [by J. Myles]. written by James Myles and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First edition in book form, originally published in the columns of the Northern Warder according to the dedication. The author, who worked first in a spinning mill, writes of the moral degradation of the female spinners and the drinking habits in mills, and of his own reading (Defoe, Smollet, Bunyan). He then turned shoemaker, met Robert Nicoll, the poet, married, and settled down. An uncommon contribution to Victorian working-class literature.
