The Apprentices
Author: Garfield, Leon
ISBN: 9781782950639
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 30 Oct 2013
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback / softback
A classic tale of life in eighteenth-century London, from acclaimed children's author Leon Garfield.
Life in eighteenth-century London was hard and especially so for the city's apprentices. For seven long years they struggled for their livelihoods among the fetid houses and sinister quays of old London. But despite their hardships there was hope and even fun.
This compelling story-cycle follows them round the year, through the dark, cold winter nights to midsummer in the city, The lamplighter, the pawnbroker, the midwife or the clockmaker, their stories interweave delightfully to paint a colourful picture of life in London 200 years ago.
ISBN: 9781782950639
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 30 Oct 2013
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback / softback
A classic tale of life in eighteenth-century London, from acclaimed children's author Leon Garfield.
Life in eighteenth-century London was hard and especially so for the city's apprentices. For seven long years they struggled for their livelihoods among the fetid houses and sinister quays of old London. But despite their hardships there was hope and even fun.
This compelling story-cycle follows them round the year, through the dark, cold winter nights to midsummer in the city, The lamplighter, the pawnbroker, the midwife or the clockmaker, their stories interweave delightfully to paint a colourful picture of life in London 200 years ago.
