Mattie and the HighwaymenIn the 1840s most highwaymen are hanging up their riding boots and putting away their pistols. But there is just time for one last gang of misfit ruffians to attack nervous travellers as they pass through Harewood forest in Hampshire And so it is that |
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... Workhouse . This book combines historical events with a tale of adventure and suspense . Mattie , her pet jackdaw firmly on her shoulder , is determined to survive the dangerous and sometimes crazy happenings , and to unravel the ...
... Workhouse . This book combines historical events with a tale of adventure and suspense . Mattie , her pet jackdaw firmly on her shoulder , is determined to survive the dangerous and sometimes crazy happenings , and to unravel the ...
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... Workhouse 114 12 Nobbut Hard Work 122 13 Skisin ' Off 135 14 Ancient History 146 15 Tricksy Little Game 155 16 Final Meal 161 17 Lump & Emmet Hump 171 18 A Strange Homecoming 181 19 Hard Decisions 191 20 Revelations 208 21 A Long ...
... Workhouse 114 12 Nobbut Hard Work 122 13 Skisin ' Off 135 14 Ancient History 146 15 Tricksy Little Game 155 16 Final Meal 161 17 Lump & Emmet Hump 171 18 A Strange Homecoming 181 19 Hard Decisions 191 20 Revelations 208 21 A Long ...
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... were of particular assistance : The Scandal of the Andover Workhouse - Ian Anstruther ( 1973 ) A Glossary of Hampshire Words and Phrases - William Cope ( 1883 ) Chapter 1 The Highwaymen In the darkest hours before dawn.
... were of particular assistance : The Scandal of the Andover Workhouse - Ian Anstruther ( 1973 ) A Glossary of Hampshire Words and Phrases - William Cope ( 1883 ) Chapter 1 The Highwaymen In the darkest hours before dawn.
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Contents
5 | |
16 | |
Workus Brats | 26 |
Trapped | 34 |
No Mitchin | 47 |
Some Argufyin | 55 |
Plots and Proverbs | 68 |
Rafty Lessons | 75 |
Skisin Off | 135 |
Ancient History | 146 |
Tricksy Little Game | 155 |
Final Meal | 161 |
Lump Emmet Hump | 171 |
A Strange Homecoming | 181 |
Hard Decisions | 191 |
Revelations | 208 |
The Danger of a Little Gold | 83 |
The Lives of the Poor | 103 |
The Workhouse | 114 |
Nobbut Hard Work | 122 |
A Longawaited Bonfire | 223 |
Historical comment | 228 |
Hampshire dialect | 229 |
Common terms and phrases
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