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A working man's comparison between useful earthenware and ornamental china opens this collection of short sketches. George Manville Fenn gives his speaker a conversational voice as he argues for the dignity of labour and challenges the custom of making a new worker pay for his colleagues' drinks. The account then enters a bookbinding workshop, describing the tools, materials and separate tasks that turn printed sheets into finished volumes.
Other scenes widen the collection's range. Sailors play a noisy trick on their officers, while a reflective narrator recalls his brother's wedding and his own confused youthful feelings. Humour, social criticism and family sorrow sit alongside practical observations of everyday work.
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Book facts
- Author
- George Manville Fenn
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online