Abstract for:

A Man of Parts: George Sturt, Writer of Farnham and The Bourne

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This is the first biography of George Sturt. It is written by Valerie Lewis.  

 

George Sturt, though less well known than William Cobbett, was in his way as fine a writer. His experience of his father’s wheelwright’s business taught him a great respect for craftsmanship, and combined with his understanding of rural life, made him a great advocate for those who lived by it in the face of enclosure and mechanisation.

 

This book covers Sturt’s life and, as such, is an important addition to Farnham scholarship.