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The Victorian Farmer

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The Victorian Farmer

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The Victorian farmer occupied a pivotal role in rural society, paying rents to the landowner and providing employment for the labourer. This book explores the world of the farmer during Queen Victoria's reign, which was a period of considerable change on the farm as the forces of industrialisation made themselves felt. Using contemporary observations, illustrations and museum collections, David J. Eveleigh looks at the working farmer and everyday life in the farmhouse – the furnishings and household tasks. The picture which emerges is more complex and more fascinating than the romantic images which so often shape our views of farming life.

Table of Contents

1) Introduction
2) The farmer at work
3) The farmer at home
4) The farmer's wife
5) Conclusion
6) Further reading
7) Places to visit

Product details

Published 30 Apr 2009
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 32
ISBN 9780747801061
Imprint Shire Publications
Dimensions 210 x 149 mm
Series Shire Library
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

David J. Eveleigh

David J. Eveleigh is Director of Collections &…

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