Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 426 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Hughes, Thomas 1822 1896 Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Locke Produced by Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography" by Charles Kingsley is a novel that incorporates elements of autobiography, likely written during the mid-19th century. This work presents the story of Alton Locke, a tailor and aspiring poet, as he navigates the complexities of British society, focusing on the struggles of the working class against the backdrop of social reform and labor movements. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Alton Locke's formative years, touching on his childhood experiences and upbringing. Kingsley uses Alton as a vehicle to explore the social injustices faced by the working class, particularly in the tailoring trade. The narrative hints at Alton's internal conflicts, as he aspires to be a poet while grappling with the harsh realities of his social standing. Themes of artistic ambition, class struggle, and social reform emerge early on, setting the stage for Locke's journey as he seeks his place and voice in a changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Working class -- Fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Christian fiction Poets -- Fiction Tailors -- Fiction Labor movement -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1153899 2025-06-04T05:54:53.629128 text/html 1153720 2025-01-11T03:20:55.584182 text/html 545329 2025-06-04T05:55:08.340080 application/epub+zip 562365 2025-06-04T05:54:57.798143 application/epub+zip 533162 2025-06-04T05:54:56.141117 application/epub+zip 929621 2025-06-04T05:55:17.137054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865500 2025-06-04T05:55:07.246072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809096 2022-09-04T10:04:09.768855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083944 2025-06-04T05:54:52.918144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1083945 2016-05-05T11:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 435425 2016-05-05T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1083966 2016-05-05T11:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435288 2016-05-05T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22262 2025-06-04T05:55:17.304014 application/rdf+xml 15680 2025-06-04T05:54:56.712112 image/jpeg 3605 2025-06-04T05:54:56.423100 image/jpeg 537519 2025-06-04T05:54:53.729130 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 en.wikipedia