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The plight of children at work in 19th century England has always moved me immensely - particularly the plight of the pauper apprentices, many of whom were bought from the workhouse by factory owners in much the same way as slaves were bought and sold. There was little protection for these children apart from the devoted philanthropists who endeavoured to make their situation known and have the laws changed.
It has always seemed to me that with the coming of industrialisation, much of humanity's relationship with Nature and the earth was lost. When Britain was largely an agrarian society, people rose with the sun, adjusted their lives to the changing seasons and, though the life of the poor was always difficult even in the villages, there was a sense of community and belonging that began to disintegrate with the coming of the factories.
Alongside the main love story, "The Fields Laid Waste" follows the people of a Yorkshire village who are compelled by the effects of the Enclosure Act to leave a way of life that their families have known for centuries.
Although this is a novel, it is thoroughly grounded in historical fact - from the geographical layout and street names of Leeds in the 19th century, to the number of bushels yielded per acre of land. I wrote it in tribute to all those children whose names are long-forgotten, but whose labour created the wealth that built the great Victorian edifices that still crown our cities today. I cannot pass by the beautiful architecture that adorns my home city of Leeds, without thinking of those children and their families, and a way of life that is lost forever.
It has always seemed to me that with the coming of industrialisation, much of humanity's relationship with Nature and the earth was lost. When Britain was largely an agrarian society, people rose with the sun, adjusted their lives to the changing seasons and, though the life of the poor was always difficult even in the villages, there was a sense of community and belonging that began to disintegrate with the coming of the factories.
Alongside the main love story, "The Fields Laid Waste" follows the people of a Yorkshire village who are compelled by the effects of the Enclosure Act to leave a way of life that their families have known for centuries.
Although this is a novel, it is thoroughly grounded in historical fact - from the geographical layout and street names of Leeds in the 19th century, to the number of bushels yielded per acre of land. I wrote it in tribute to all those children whose names are long-forgotten, but whose labour created the wealth that built the great Victorian edifices that still crown our cities today. I cannot pass by the beautiful architecture that adorns my home city of Leeds, without thinking of those children and their families, and a way of life that is lost forever.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1483946126
- ISBN 13 9781483946122
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages356
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