With great humour and vitality, Robert Roberts evokes his Edwardian childhood in the vivid portrait of a vanished community. Breathing the smoke from the factory chimneys, the children of Salford struggled daily to survive the grinding poverty that surrounded them. Sharing lively games along the railways lines and canal banks, their lives were rich in experience and comradeship.

About the Author
Robert Roberts (1905-1979) was born in Salford in 1905. His books 'The Classic Slum' and 'A Ragged Schooling' have been hailed as classics of working class autobiography

Reviews

'One of the best and most sensitive of English working-class autobiographies'
The Guardian

' A marvelous piece of work ... this vivid portrait of a vanished community ... bubbles with comic vitality
Spectator

'The autobiography of an exceptional man ... a memoir of quite extraordinary richness'
The Observer

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Book Information
ISBN 9781901341010
Author Robert Roberts
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm