The Life, Times And Labors Of Robert Owen V1-2 (1890) - Jones, Lloyd
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""The Life, Times And Labors Of Robert Owen V1-2"" is a two-volume biography written by Lloyd Jones and published in 1890. The book chronicles the life of Robert Owen, a prominent Welsh social reformer and industrialist of the 19th century. The first volume covers Owen's early life, including his childhood in Wales and his apprenticeship in the textile industry. It also explores his early experiments in communal living and his involvement in the labor movement. The second volume focuses on Owen's later years, including his efforts to establish utopian communities in America and his work as a…mehr

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""The Life, Times And Labors Of Robert Owen V1-2"" is a two-volume biography written by Lloyd Jones and published in 1890. The book chronicles the life of Robert Owen, a prominent Welsh social reformer and industrialist of the 19th century. The first volume covers Owen's early life, including his childhood in Wales and his apprenticeship in the textile industry. It also explores his early experiments in communal living and his involvement in the labor movement. The second volume focuses on Owen's later years, including his efforts to establish utopian communities in America and his work as a social reformer and philanthropist. Throughout the book, Jones provides a detailed account of Owen's beliefs and ideas, as well as his impact on the social and economic landscape of his time. The biography is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of social reform and the development of industrial society in the 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand's most innovative and accomplished writers. A former journalist who has travelled the world and lived for extended periods in other countries, he has published award-winning short stories, novellas, novels, essays, and a memoir. His novels include The Book of Fame, winner of the Tasmania Pacific Prize for Fiction; Mister Pip, winner of the Commonwealth Prize for Literature and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Hand Me Down World, shortlisted for the Berlin International Prize for Literature, The Cage, and The Fish. He is a New Zealand Arts laureate and recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Literature. The Empty Grandstand is his first book of poems.