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Workhouse Orphan
The 20th century has just dawned when David isapprenticed to a Yorkshire coal miner.But what of the younger brothers and sisterhe has been forced to leave behind in theirLondon workhouse? Will he ever see them again?
150 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2018
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May 18, 2021
An entertaining, thought-provoking and educational read
A very well researched and observed story of the plight of young David – orphaned, taken to the workhouse, then wrenched away from his siblings to be sent to Yorkshire to work in the coal mines.
While Maggie Cobbett paints an accurate picture of hardship and bleakness of 19th-century life for children like David, she balances this well with Yorkshire humour, intricate detail, and wonderfully drawn characters. David grips the heart of the reader and takes us along with him as he settles into his new life with his new job, his new family – and new challenges; never forgetting his brothers and sister, and determined to reunite one day.
A heart-warming and suspenseful tale that is difficult to put down.
A very well researched and observed story of the plight of young David – orphaned, taken to the workhouse, then wrenched away from his siblings to be sent to Yorkshire to work in the coal mines.
While Maggie Cobbett paints an accurate picture of hardship and bleakness of 19th-century life for children like David, she balances this well with Yorkshire humour, intricate detail, and wonderfully drawn characters. David grips the heart of the reader and takes us along with him as he settles into his new life with his new job, his new family – and new challenges; never forgetting his brothers and sister, and determined to reunite one day.
A heart-warming and suspenseful tale that is difficult to put down.
April 19, 2021
Workhouse Orphan by Maggie Cobbett has received a Chill with a Book Readers' Award.
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February 19, 2022
Nice story!
Very pleasant story and shows how bad workhouse were in their day? Nice to see happy ending for orphans with such a life!
Very pleasant story and shows how bad workhouse were in their day? Nice to see happy ending for orphans with such a life!
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