Project Gutenberg 2005-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 115 Welsh, James C. 1880 1954 The underworld: The story of Robert Sinclair, miner Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Underworld: The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner" by James C. Welsh is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the life of Robert Sinclair and his family, highlighting the struggles of coal miners and the socio-economic challenges they face, particularly during tough financial times. It explores themes of poverty, dignity, and the fight for workers' rights. The opening of the book sets the tone by introducing the Sinclair family, depicting the harsh realities of their life in a mining village. We meet Geordie Sinclair, a miner injured in an accident, and his resilient wife, Nellie, who works tirelessly to provide for their four children amidst dire circumstances. The narrative conveys the emotional weight of their struggles through their interactions and thoughts, interlaced with the oppressive atmosphere of poverty and the looming presence of exploitation by figures like Jock Walker, a bullying local under-manager. The stage is set for a conflict between the oppressed miners and their oppressors, establishing a deep sense of injustice that permeates the family's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Coal miners -- Fiction Coal mines and mining -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 543231 543096 2024-10-07T05:55:53.878778 2023-09-07T07:32:15.323600 text/html text/html 563803 2020-12-14T08:57:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 206850 2020-12-14T08:57:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289908 2024-10-07T05:56:03.842681 application/epub+zip 296932 2024-10-07T05:55:57.726708 application/epub+zip 273982 2024-10-07T05:55:56.245735 application/epub+zip 559669 2024-10-07T05:56:08.910630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524668 2024-10-07T05:56:02.866686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422038 2022-09-07T22:10:45.210972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522058 521960 2024-10-07T05:55:52.703740 2023-09-07T07:32:14.364595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 521676 2020-12-14T08:57:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199897 2020-12-14T08:57:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521683 2020-12-14T08:57:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199896 2020-12-14T08:57:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21630 2024-10-07T05:56:09.047651 application/rdf+xml 17244 2024-10-07T05:55:56.823700 image/jpeg 3751 2024-10-07T05:55:56.533706 image/jpeg 284652 2024-10-07T05:55:53.927733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia