"A real contribution to literature."
This is a book that deals with a real character, and is in no sense fiction. A portrait of an old gardener who is, to lovers of the country, the most interesting acquaintance that it is possible to meet. TheSpectatorsays:—"He tells his story simply, in its simple setting of garden sights and sounds, springing crops, cloudy skies, sweltering sunshine; and his picture is of therealEnglish peasant labourer."
MEMOIRS OF ASURREY LABOURER
BEING THE LAST DAYS OFFREDERICK BETTESWORTH
By George Bourne
Bettesworth, the old Surrey labourer, is typical of his class, a type of Englishman who is becoming rare as time goes on. We hear his natural, unconscious talk, good tempered, racy of the soil. The book is a study, photographic in its exactness, of a national type, a character sturdy, honest, and hard working; of simple needs and very small earnings; one whose last days must inevitably be spent in want, yet who is withal uncomplaining and jovial to the end.
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Transcriber's Note:Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.
Transcriber's Note:
Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.