A tale of love, life, laughter and tragedy, with some smuggling thrown in, set amongst the people living near the tin and copper mines of St. Just, Cornwall, in the mid 19th Century. During the mid 1860's the author, R. M. Ballantyne, spent over three months living amongst the mine-workers of St. Just. He incorporates into his novel many historical facts, producing an exciting and very accurate portrayal of Victorian tin and copper mining and everyday Cornish life.
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By J. I. Philp
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Surprised to find a novel about Cornwall by RM Ballantyne. Enjoyed reading it very much & felt it conveyed what it was like in the tin mines at the end of Cornwall around St Just & out under the sea in the 19th century. It conveyed the hardships families endured, their strong Methodist faith but didn't shy away from writing about smuggling as a way of supplementing their income.
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very slow to start with then got slower. did'nt manage to finish reading this book.not even tempted to try again.
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By Digit
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Rapid delivery at Christmas time. A very enlightening book about Cornish mining. It would have been very interesting to have had a more detailed map of where some of the mines are. How about adit mines?
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