Tommy
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In the Lancashire mill town of Brunford, Tom Pollard hopes to rise from working life into a manufacturing business of his own. His technical studies have earned him prizes and the promise of a foreman's job, while his visits to the Thorn and Thistle bring competing claims on his attention. Polly Powell offers affection and the prospect of financial backing, and her jealousy brings Alice Lister and the town's Sunday school culture into the opening conversation.
Joseph Hocking connects this industrial setting with a soldier's experience at the front. A later passage finds Tom listening to a veteran near Ypres, where damaged homes and falling shells bring the costs of fighting close. Hocking's introductory note draws on conversations in training camps and in France and Flanders.
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Book facts
- Author
- Joseph Hocking
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 113
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online