The History of a Little Sweep Boy
Author : W. H.
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 1817
Category :
ISBN :
The Sweep's Boy
Author : Jim Eldridge
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Burglars
ISBN : 9781407111148
Book Description
In The Sweep's Boy, My Story readers will be transported back to the fog-choked streets of 1870 London, a truly perilous place for a boy like Will. Forced by the Workhouse Master into employment as a chimney sweep, it isn't long before Will's aptitude for scaling small spaces attracts the attention of Hutch, a burglar with big ambitions . . .
The Water-babies
Author : Charles Kingsley
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Chimney sweeps
ISBN :
Book Description
A Victorian tale in which Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, is stolen by fairies and turned into a water-baby.
Sweep
Author : Jonathan Auxier
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1683354060
Book Description
For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys”—orphans owned by chimney sweeps—to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived—and a girl. With her wits and will, she’s managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature—a golem—made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a life—saving one another in the process. By one of today’s most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and hope.
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
Author : Barbara Vine
Publisher : Viking Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
An unforgettable tale of mystery and obsession by Barbara Vine (pseudonym of Ruth Rendell, winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement) This is the utterly absorbing story of best-selling novelist Gerald Candless, whose sudden death from a heart attack leaves behind a wife and two doting daughters. To sort through her grief, one of his daughters, Sarah, decides to write a biography of her internationally celebrated father. Within hours of beginning her research, Sarah comes across the first of what will be many shocking revelations. As her life is slowly torn apart, a terrible logic finally emerges to explain her mother's remoteness, her father's need to continually reinvent himself in his work, and a long-forgotten London murder.
British Chimney Sweeps
Author : Benita Cullingford
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Chimney sweeps
ISBN : 1566633451
Book Description
The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detailed for the first time in this lively and fascinating book.
Infants of the Brush: A Chimney Sweep's Story
Author : A. M. Watson
Publisher : Red Acre Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 10,87 MB
Release : 2017-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780999512203
Book Description
Infants of the Brush is historical fiction based on Armory v. Delamirie, a 1700s court case before the King's Bench against Paul de Lamerie, a silversmith. In the vein of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, Infants of the Brush is set in a time when London society ignored the ills of child labor. Unlike the gleeful chimney sweeps portrayed in Mary Poppins, climbing boys were forced up burning flues to dislodge harmful soot and coal ash. Egan Whitcombe is just six years old when he is sold to Master Armory for a few coins that his family desperately needs. As one of Master Armory's eight broomers, Egan quickly learns that his life depends on absolute obedience and the coins he earns. Pitt, the leader of Master Armory's broomers, teaches Egan to sweep chimneys and negotiate for scraps of bread. Broken and starving, the boys discover friendship as they struggle to save five guineas, the cost of a broomer's independence.
The Chimney Sweep's Ransom
Author : Dave Jackson
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781556612688
Book Description
A young English boy is sold to be trained as a chimney sweep and is rescued by his brother with the help of John Wesley. Ages 8-12.
Chimney Sweeps
Author : James Cross Giblin
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,61 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Traces the history and folklore of the chimney-sweeping profession from the fifteenth century to the present day, emphasizing the plight of the often abused climbing boys of past centuries.
Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boys
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
Anonymous's 'Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boys' is a groundbreaking social critique disguised as a fictional narrative. The book revolves around the plight of young chimney sweep boys in 19th century England and the formation of a society dedicated to abolishing this dangerous and exploitative practice. The author's vivid descriptions and emotive storytelling shed light on the harsh realities faced by these boys, seeking to raise awareness and inspire social change. Anonymous's use of satire and irony adds depth to the narrative, highlighting the hypocrisy and indifference of society towards the oppressed.
