Excerpt from The English Peasant: Studies; Historical, Local, and BiographicMy interest in the subject began with a study of the Reports of the Commission on the Employment of Children, Young Persons, and Women in Agriculture which I took up in order to gain information for some illustrated articles I was planning on the various types of cottages in the different English counties.These Reports soon convinced me that the subject was too serious to be treated in the pretty fashion I intended, and the result was the paper here reprinted and entitled T/ze (foliage Home: of England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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