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Sketches Sartorial, Tonsorial and the Like
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St Claire Bullock - a Professor of Philosophy, no less - in the intervals between pondering the great questions of life, turned his hand to penning light verse in the manner of Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash and Edward Lear. In rhyming couplets these wry and witty poems ponder the foibles and vanities of mortals. Some of these are captured in pen and ink drawings which caricature the subject of the poems. Each character is given an amusing name, beginning with Master Cecil Abercorn, through Clarence Castle, Serena Huff, The Marchioness of Mal de Mer, Major Houghton Reid and Thomas Tinkham Tattersall to Roland Washburn White. There are 70 poems in all of which 10 are illustrated. The illustration on the front cover relates to Rupert Ashe: 'The greatest pride of Rupert Ashe was his luxuriant moustache. He took great care to keep it groomed, And even, with restraint, perfumed. He brushed it upward every day, and it made such a grand display, that people who were not the wiser, imagined that he was the Kaiser.'
John Clare
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John Clare (1793-1864) was born at a time of great social upheaval, just months after the beheading of Louis XVI and the outbreak of war with France which was to last till the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. He also lived through the upheavals of the land enclosure movement and agricultural revolution which changed the face of the countryside and the way of life in rural England. His father was a farm worker who managed to pay for his son’s schooling, though this was cut short as conditions worsened, but at least Clare had by then learnt to read and write so he could continue his own education, reading whatever books he could lay his hands on. At the age of sixteen he witnessed the social dislocation caused by the local enclosure Act and observed how the landscape was gradually transformed. Drawing on Clare’s writing, this extensively researched study gives the modern reader an appreciation of the divisive effects of these policies. Structured chronologically, this exploration of John Clare’s life highlights the socio-economic and environmental aspects of his observations and includes his reports on an insidious revolution taking place in the English countryside. Parliament, dominated by landowners, authorised the enclosure of large tracts of common land by private acts without considering the effect on those who had enjoyed rights of use and pasturage for centuries. Land enclosures, and the improved agricultural techniques which this permitted, was important in increasing food production at a time when the population of England was growing rapidly. While additional work was initially provided for agricultural labourers in the fencing and walling needed, this was temporary. The introduction of new, labour-saving machinery further reduced the opportunities for work. Insufficient attention, the author argues, has been given to the consequences. Those driven out of their homes in the country were left with no option but to migrate to the towns and sell their labour to whoever would pay for it. In effect, land enclosure created a market in land; landlessness created a market in labour. These are the foundations of our modern market economy. The author asserts that the harshness of the early years of the industrial revolution were the product of land enclosure which the welfare state has to some extent mitigated, although at the cost of creating a dependency culture in contrast to the sturdy independence of Clare’s parents’ generation of farm workers.
God the Known and God the Unknown
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God the Known and God the Unknown
Develop Irresistible Skills Of Persuasion
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Develop Irresistible Skills Of Persuasion
101 Cúmulos
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101 Cúmulos
30 Maximum Conversion Rate Tips
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30 Maximum Conversion Rate Tips
Madden NFL Mobile Walkthrough and Strategy Guide
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Madden NFL Mobile Walkthrough and Strategy Guide
Missions and Achievements in StarCraft II Legacy of the Void Game Walkthrough
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Missions and Achievements in StarCraft II Legacy of the Void Game Walkthrough
Religious Jokes
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Religious Jokes
The Tower of Babel - Legend or History?
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The Tower of Babel - Legend or History?
Insult Jokes
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Insult Jokes
Clean Jokes
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Clean Jokes
Blonde Jokes
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Blonde Jokes
101 Grappen
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101 Grappen
Learn About Your Dog Box Set
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Learn About Your Dog Box Set
Marketing Your eBook: The Simple Guide for Self-Publishing Authors
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Marketing Your eBook: The Simple Guide for Self-Publishing Authors
The Quickest Copywriting Crash Course : Learn to Write Effective Copy in Minutes
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The Quickest Copywriting Crash Course : Learn to Write Effective Copy in Minutes!
Backwards Book Publishing: Save Time, Earn More, Work Less
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Backwards Book Publishing: Save Time, Earn More, Work Less
And Then the Murders Began: Classic Literature Bestsellers' Opening Lines ReImag
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And Then the Murders Began: Classic Literature Bestsellers' Opening Lines ReImagined Darkly
Animals from Australia
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Animals from Australia
The Ultimate Guide On How to Be Naturally Persuasive
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The Ultimate Guide On How to Be Naturally Persuasive
