<p>Charles Shaw was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1832. When I Was A Child is an autobiographical account of his early life working in the pottery industry-first, at the age of seven, as a mould-runner, and later as a handle maker. He describes many incidents in his life, including a brief spell in the workhouse, a rare outing to Trentham, the Pottery Riots of 1842, and how he eventually became a local preacher. The book is a moving, first-hand record of social conditions and child labour in the pottery industry, and provides a fascinating insight into the social history of The Potteries. Shaw's work originally appeared in 1893 as a series of anonymous articles in the Staffordshire Sentinel and, in 1903, it was published as a book under the title An Old Potter. 110 years later, this re-issued edition brings his recollections to a new, twenty-first century audience, revealing what life was really like for the working classes in the 1840s.</p>

When I Was a Child: Growing Up in the Potteries in the 1840s

Biographies & Memoirs

Shaw, Charles D.

Community & Culture

Dormouse Press

Rosenborg. Notes on the Chronological Collection of the Danish Kings, Tr. by C. Shaw. with the Orig. Dan. Ed

History

Andersen, Carl Christian Thorwald

Europe

Nabu Press

Delightful collection of both mythological and historical stories of the ancient Greeks, in language simple enough for younger listeners, yet appealing to all ages. Provides an excellent introduction to ancient Greece, beginning with 32 of the best-known myths, and then continuing with 32 short stories of the historical era, arranged in chronological order. An extensive pronunciation guide is included.

Stories of the Ancient Greeks (Yesterday's Classics)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Yesterday's Classics

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