- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; New edition edition (1 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840467274
- ISBN-13: 978-1840467277
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 422,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nicholas Blincoe, Guardian
‘A compelling history of the lives of workhouse children in the industrial revolution’
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‘His story deserves to be told’
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Monumental achievement,
By Louise Simes (Lanzarote) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe - A Life That Illuminates an Age (Hardcover)
This book is much more than the story of Robert Blincoe, it is an important and all encompassing history of England's industrial past. Whilst telling of the appalling treatment of Robert Blincoe during his early years, the author also gives a constant political narrative of the social, economic and political history of the period. The author has meticulously researched his subject from historical records, documents and journals and includes a large bibliography. The result is an ultimately readable but important historical work for the serious reader and an important text for students. Superb.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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thoroughly readable and illuminating history,
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This review is from: The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe - A Life That Illuminates an Age (Hardcover)
This is a thoroughly readable history of Britain's industrial age and the people on which the wealth of this country was built - that's not the wealthy merchants or mill owners, it's the forgotten children who slaved away in the mills under appalling conditions. This is the story of one little orphan boy's strength of spirit amid extreme childhood suffering and poverty. And it reminds us of all the individuals who suffered and fought to create better conditions for factory workers amid a political and economic climate which was driving for more, better and faster production.Waller's meticulously researched history is written with sensitivity and passion. It is a truly accessible and illuminating work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
For those interested in the history of Industrial Britain,
By miss_spookiness (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe - A Life That Illuminates an Age (Hardcover)
This is the story of the life of Robert Blincoe, a man who worked in a cotton mill as a child and wrote a book about it. At first it made me think, why is there a book about it, if he's already written his biography? But this book is good as it adds the historical context and what was happening in the wider world. Robert Blincoe starts as an orphan in a London workhouse, and is sold to a cotton mill owner in the north of England. While he's there he endures terrible conditions, and suffers from various health problems. When he finally leaves the mill, he does odd jobs in similar factories and mills, and then gains enough money to be able to own his own small mill. Along the way the book describes the general situation in society, how they viewed child labourers and the actions of Parliament to stop child labour. It is an interesting book as it details the conditions in the mills, the efforts to stop it, and the alternatives available to both the workers and the factory owners. There was something about the style that I wasn't too keen on but it was a very interesting book. Recommended for anyone who is interested in 19th century history of industrial Britain.
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