Books by George Sturt

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E. P. Thompson's new foreword acclaims the significance of Sturt's engaging narrative as a vital document in the history of labour at the turn of the century.

George Sturt (1863-1927), who also wrote under the pseudonym George Bourne, was a prominent writer on the traditions of rural life and the condition of the English labouring classes. Originally published in 1927, shortly after Sturt's death, this volume recounts his early experiences in and around Farnham, Surrey.

George Sturt (1863-1927) was a British wheelwright and writer who generally used the pen-name George Bourne. First published in 1922, this volume contains Sturt's biography of his uncle, farmer John Smith, in which Sturt sensitively describes the domestic life and farming methods of a vanished way of life.