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The hired man

Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-2001
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Set in Cumberland between 1889 and the early twenties, this is the story of John Tallentire and his wife Emily. First farm labourer and then coal miner, John struggles to break free from the humiliating status of a hired man.
Main title:
The hired man / Melvyn Bragg.
Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2001.
Collation:
233p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1969.
ISBN:
9780340770900 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914RS
Language:
English
BRN:
1005159
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