{"product_id":"the-wheelwrights-shop-canto-original-series","title":"The Wheelwrights Shop (Canto original series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Sturts frank and moving account of his trade as a wheelwright in the late nineteenth century offers a unique glimpse into the working lives of craftsmen in a world since banished by technology. The wheelwrights shop where he entered business had been operating for two centuries; this chronicle, first published in 1923, is a poignant record of that tradition, written as it was passing into history. E. P. Thompsons new foreword acclaims the significance of Sturts engaging narrative as a vital document in the history of labour at the turn of the century.  a classic  Mr Sturts masterpiece. A delightfully urbane and informing book, full of valuable material for the social historian and a sheer pleasure to read. New Statesman It shows in the author a combination of the gifts of a handicraftsman, the actual maker of things, with the powers of a writer, in a way not common in English literature. The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"George Stuart \/ paperback","offer_id":47846634455285,"sku":"SONG0521447720","price":20.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71datUruu9L.jpg?v=1773836810","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-wheelwrights-shop-canto-original-series","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}