Books with title The History of David Grieve.

The History of David Grieve relates the story of two orphan children, brought up by their aunt and uncle on a farm in the lee of Kinder Scout in the High Peak of Derbyshire, and their subsequent "escape" to nearby Manchester. The historical period is that immediately following the Lancashire Cotton Famine caused by the American Civil War of 1861-65.Although born in Hobart, Australia, Mrs Ward knew Manchester and the surrounding Pennine areas well, as she regularly visited her brother, W.T. (Willy) Arnold who worked as a sub-editor on the Manchester Guardian.An absorbing tale by one of the late-Victorian period's outstanding female novelists.All royalties from this edition go to the Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford, M5 4WX.

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