This is a 1919 biography of the author’s grandfather, William Smith. It explores the life of this traditional English potter-turned-farmer in nineteenth-century rural England. Highly recommended for those with an interest in English life in the nineteenth century. Contents include: Farnborough , The Farmhouse , Keeping Christmas , Summer at the Farm , The Potshop , The Second Marriage , The Potter Turns Farmer , The Pottery. 1. Manufacture , The Pottery. 2. Delivery , The Ware, Customers, etc. , Ancillary Industries , Sundries , The Neighbourhood , Dame Smith , etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.