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Scarsdale is a classic novel of Victorian England that portrays the struggle between tradition and modernity, and the tension between different social classes. It tells the story of two lovers…

This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the social and economic history of Lancashire in the mid-19th century, as seen through the eyes of two of the region's leading intellectuals.

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Originally published in 1832, this vividly written pamphlet embodies the fruits of Kay Shuttleworth’s experiences in the capital of the cotton kingdom, supplying statistics for pauperism, crime and mortality, as…