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1864 Mr Addis and Mr Ward in a spot of bother

Interesting, Andy. I don't recognise the book, can you enlighten us?

I do know that the travails of James Addis trying to break into the "closed shop" of Sheffield makers were notorious. They were the basis of the plot of Charles Reade's novel of 1870, "Put Yourself in His Place."

You can read or download the book here

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Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Wow, the power of the union. They are generally like wet lettuce these days.
 
Thanks Andy, I didn't know about the book.
This is the one I seen at David Stanley's Auction
TRADES UNIONS COMMISSION; SHEFFIELD OUTRAGES INQUIRY: REPORT
 
I’ve 10 hours to kill on a ferry next week . I’ll be downloading that book .

The synopsis sounds like it could make a good film.
 
Andy, do bear in mind that I'm only recommending it for the historical interest. But it probably could make a good film, with a lot of the padding left out!
 
If nothing else it has bought my reading habits into the 21st century. I’ve just downloaded the EPUB file and a quick peruse on the iPad’s Books app looks promising.
 
AndyP said:
If nothing else it has bought my reading habits into the 21st century. I’ve just downloaded the EPUB file and a quick peruse on the iPad’s Books app looks promising.
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There's a rich seam of old books about hand tool woodworking and suchlike, all available for free. You need never run out of reading material!
 
The stories behind the tools are fascinating, think of all the stories that haven't ever been told. Mr. Ward obviously took a strong liking to Mr. Addis and his work, otherwise he may have not bothered continuing after the first union intervention.
 
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