02656cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500560014826400510020430000470025533600260030233700260032833800360035450000310039050500690042150801880049052013100067853400700198865300310205865300300208965300310211985600940215085600430224499900190228773664UtSlPG20260610134714.0mcr n260607r20241834utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMartineau, Harriet,d1802-187610aIllustrations of political economy, Volume 7 (of 9) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-05-210 aSowers not reapers -- Cinnamon and pearls -- A tale of the Tyne.  aEmmanuel Ackerman, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Illustrations of Political Economy, Volume 7 (of 9)" by Harriet Martineau is a collection of social and economic insights written in the mid-19th century. This particular volume contains narratives that aim to illustrate complex political economy concepts through relatable tales. The overarching theme of the book revolves around the struggles faced by the lower classes during a period of economic hardship, examining how societal structures impact individual lives and labor.  The opening of the volume introduces the chapter "Sowers Not Reapers," painting a vivid picture of a drought-stricken Yorkshire landscape as two women, Mrs. Kay and Mary, await news of rain. Their conversations reveal the grim realities of their lives, marked by shortages of food and uncertainty about the future. Mrs. Kay expresses her fears regarding the poor harvest and the dangers lurking in their surroundings, highlighting the tension and anxiety prevalent among the working-class characters. Meanwhile, the narrative deftly underscores the disparity between the toil of the poor and the abundance enjoyed by the more fortunate, setting the stage for an exploration of the broader implications of economic policies and societal neglect experienced by the laboring class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Charles Fox, Paternoster-Row, 1834  aSocial problems -- Fiction  aDidactic fiction, English  aPolitical fiction, English4 uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t54f2b938&view=1up&seq=7&skin=202140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73664  c114389d114389