A01=Robert Sharp
Author_Robert Sharp
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Product details
- ISBN 9780197261736
- Weight: 1274g
- Dimensions: 163 x 245mm
- Publication Date: 18 Dec 1997
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This diary gives a vivid picture of life in a Yorkshire village between the Napoleonic Wars and the Victorian era. Robert Sharp, schoolmaster, village constable, shopkeeper, and tax collector, was in a unique position to observe the affairs of the village and the lives of his fellow-villagers, whom he describes with wry humour and affection, often quoting their conversations verbatim. He also took a keen interest in what was happening outside the village, both nationally and internationally, giving the reader a valuable insight into how these events were reflected at the local level and how they were viewed by contemporaries.
