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The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg

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The Hired Man

Author
Melvyn Bragg
Narrator
Malcolm Sinclair
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Publish Date
3 December 2015
Run Time
8 hours 1 minute
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

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Set in Cumbria and covering the period from 1898 to the early twenties, this is the powerful saga of John Tallentire, first farm labourer, then coal miner, and his wife Emily. John's struggle to break free from the humiliating status of a 'hired man' is the theme of a novel which has been hailed as a classic of its kind - as meticulously detailed as a social document, as evocative as the writings of Hardy and Lawrence.

(P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton

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Details
Author
Melvyn Bragg
Narrator
Malcolm Sinclair
Duration
8 hours 1 minute
Release Date
3 December 2015
ISBN
9781473623453
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Genre
Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

Synopsis

Set in Cumbria and covering the period from 1898 to the early twenties, this is the powerful saga of John Tallentire, first farm labourer, then coal miner, and his wife Emily. John's struggle to break free from the humiliating status of a 'hired man' is the theme of a novel which has been hailed as a classic of its kind - as meticulously detailed as a social document, as evocative as the writings of Hardy and Lawrence.(P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton

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