Project Gutenberg 2022-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 140 Brown, Frederic Kenyon 1882 1970 Priddy, Al Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore) 1873 1948 Benda, W. T. Benda, Wladyslaw Theodore Benda, W. (Wladyslaw) 11023520 Through the mill: The life of a mill-boy $aUnited States :$bThe Pilgrim Press,$c1911. David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Through the Mill: The Life of a Mill-Boy" by Al Priddy is an autobiographical narrative written in the early 20th century. This work provides a firsthand account of life as a young boy in a mill town, detailing the challenges of poverty, family strife, and the harsh realities of labor. The main character, Al Priddy, navigates a difficult childhood alongside his uncle and aunt, who struggle with their own issues, including alcoholism and financial instability. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Al Priddy on his tenth birthday in northern England. He reflects on his turbulent family life after losing his parents and living with his Uncle Stanwood and Aunt Millie. Al describes the colorful yet challenging environment of his uncle's fish shop, the complexities of his aunt's strong personality, and the gradual descent into poverty and disarray as his uncle succumbs to alcoholism. The narrative quickly sets the stage for Al's transition from childhood innocence to the harsh realities of labor, hinting at the intertwining themes of hardship and resilience that will likely be explored throughout his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/throughmilllifeo00browuoft/page/n7/mode/2up 20200731111949brown 1911 US Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Cotton manufacture -- United States Child labor -- United States Textile workers -- United States HD Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 360073 2025-07-27T07:36:00.768518 text/html 336651 2024-10-18T23:22:41 text/html 1407086 2025-07-27T07:36:09.628435 application/epub+zip 1403998 2025-07-27T07:36:03.224426 application/epub+zip 530585 2025-07-27T07:36:01.783486 application/epub+zip 1789585 2025-07-27T07:36:13.917401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1491013 2025-07-27T07:36:08.548437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874724 2022-09-30T20:28:56.309239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320308 2025-07-27T07:36:00.157483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300232 2024-10-18T23:22:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17756 2025-07-27T07:36:14.075374 application/rdf+xml 13034 2025-07-27T07:36:02.200459 image/jpeg 1899 2025-07-27T07:36:01.992430 image/jpeg 2031126 2025-07-27T07:36:00.854535 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia