John Brown

A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, an Orphan Boy (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Sent From The Workhouse Of St. Pancras, London, At Seven Years Of Age, To Endure The Horrors Of A Cotton-Mill, Through His Infancy And Youth, With A Minute Detail Of His Sufferings, Being The First Memoir Of The Kind Published. Robert Blincoe (c. 1792–1860) was an English author and former child labourer. He became famous during the 1830s for his popular autobiography, A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, an account of his childhood spent in a workhouse. However, there are some doubts about whether this detailed observation of Blincoe's early life can be considered 'autobiography'. According to John Waller, in his book The Real Oliver Twist, his life story was told to a John Brown, who wrote the manuscript of a biography of Blincoe before committing suicide later the same year. But Brown had given his manuscript to a friend, Robert Carlile, who published the resulting book, A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, in five episodes in his magazine The Lion in 1832. In 1832, John Doherty published A Memoir of Robert Blincoe in a pamphlet form. In an interview of Employment of Children in Manufactories Committee in 1832, he stated that he'd rather see his children transported to Australia than put them to work in factories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: iOnlineShopping.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788832553253
• Artikelnr.: 55864552

Autorenporträt

John Brown remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in literary history, known primarily for his captivating work 'A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, an Orphan Boy,' which was first published in 1832. Brown's biographic account presents a harrowing and deeply affecting narrative of the life of Robert Blincoe, an orphan who became emblematic of the struggles of the working class during the Industrial Revolution in England. Brown's narrative is remarkable for its early investigative style, offering a sobering examination of child labor and the inhumane conditions of the factory system of the era. This detailed account provides not merely a chronicle of Blincoe's life but serves as a seminal piece of social commentary, reflective of the broader societal shifts and the emergent call for reform during the 19th century. While there is limited information about Brown's own life, his literary style is characterized by a combination of journalistic reportage and empathetic storytelling, which has cemented 'A Memoir of Robert Blincoe' as an important work of social realism and a significant contribution to the canon of labor and reform literature. Thanks to Brown's commitment to the exposure of such adversity, the memoir has had enduring significance in the study of working-class history and the literature of social reform.