The Adventures of Tom Leigh

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Mystery, Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Phyllis Bentley ISBN: 9781448211111
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: January 31, 2013
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader Language: English
Author: Phyllis Bentley
ISBN: 9781448211111
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: January 31, 2013
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader
Language: English

Young Tom and his father arrive in the Calder Valley on a dark stormy night in 1722. Tom is soon an orphan and finds himself a pauper in the workhouse until Mr Firth, a hilltop clothier, agrees to take him on as an apprentice.

Tom tries his best but his life is made miserable by sullen journeyman-weaver Jeremy, and a series of accidents makes him wonder if his life is in danger.

A trip to Halifax Piece Hall reveals dark secrets, and when the drying cloth starts disappearing from the tenterhooks, Tom must fight to stay alive and prove his innocence.

This is the furthest back in time of Phyllis Bentley's exciting locally-based historical novels about everyday life in the local textile industry.

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Young Tom and his father arrive in the Calder Valley on a dark stormy night in 1722. Tom is soon an orphan and finds himself a pauper in the workhouse until Mr Firth, a hilltop clothier, agrees to take him on as an apprentice.

Tom tries his best but his life is made miserable by sullen journeyman-weaver Jeremy, and a series of accidents makes him wonder if his life is in danger.

A trip to Halifax Piece Hall reveals dark secrets, and when the drying cloth starts disappearing from the tenterhooks, Tom must fight to stay alive and prove his innocence.

This is the furthest back in time of Phyllis Bentley's exciting locally-based historical novels about everyday life in the local textile industry.

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