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Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, this work depicts the conflict between classes, sexes and generations.

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    A Paperback / softback by Charlotte Bronte, Lucasta Miller, Jessica Cox

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 29/06/2006
      ISBN13: 9780141439860, 978-0141439860
      ISBN10: 0141439866
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, this work depicts the conflict between classes, sexes and generations.

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