Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 150 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Hughes, Thomas 1822 1896 Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography" by Charles Kingsley is a novel that incorporates elements of autobiography, likely written during the mid-19th century. This work presents the story of Alton Locke, a tailor and aspiring poet, as he navigates the complexities of British society, focusing on the struggles of the working class against the backdrop of social reform and labor movements. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Alton Locke's formative years, touching on his childhood experiences and upbringing. Kingsley uses Alton as a vehicle to explore the social injustices faced by the working class, particularly in the tailoring trade. The narrative hints at Alton's internal conflicts, as he aspires to be a poet while grappling with the harsh realities of his social standing. Themes of artistic ambition, class struggle, and social reform emerge early on, setting the stage for Locke's journey as he seeks his place and voice in a changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Working class -- Fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Christian fiction Poets -- Fiction Tailors -- Fiction Labor movement -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1153727 1153645 2024-10-04T07:02:12.394366 2023-10-04T06:54:19.545144 text/html text/html 1153720 1153638 2024-10-04T07:02:12.790403 2023-10-04T06:54:19.833156 text/html text/html 545257 2024-10-04T07:02:27.061277 application/epub+zip 562388 2024-10-04T07:02:16.755356 application/epub+zip 533185 2024-10-04T07:02:15.250337 application/epub+zip 929703 2024-10-04T07:02:35.645246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865500 2024-10-04T07:02:25.994325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809096 2022-09-04T10:04:09.768855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083944 1083913 2024-10-04T07:02:11.580352 2023-10-04T06:54:19.008136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1083945 2016-05-05T11:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 435425 2016-05-05T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1083966 2016-05-05T11:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435288 2016-05-05T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23689 2024-10-04T07:02:35.793224 application/rdf+xml 15680 2024-10-04T07:02:15.801334 image/jpeg 3605 2024-10-04T07:02:15.525332 image/jpeg 537460 2024-10-04T07:02:12.889379 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 en.wikipedia