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The Clod of Earth

Prue Phillipson

5/5 ( ratings)

Sam Honeyman has been orphaned by the plague of 1589 in Newcastle.

At the orphanage he is thought obstinate or stupid because they can't beat literacy into him.

He grows up to load coal from the wagons to the colliers on the river and if he has a free moment he draws, using a finger and the coal dust.

He rarely speaks but loves to look in the print shop window on his way to work. One day, he meets a girl whose portrait has been hanging in the window; a lovely, vibrant girl, 'a bright star'.

When tragedy strikes, Sam is tested and left to wonder if he will ever become more than just 'a clod of earth'.

Language: English

Pages: 45

Format: ebook

Publisher: Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd

Release: March 13, 2012

The Clod of Earth

Prue Phillipson

5/5 ( ratings)

Sam Honeyman has been orphaned by the plague of 1589 in Newcastle.

At the orphanage he is thought obstinate or stupid because they can't beat literacy into him.

He grows up to load coal from the wagons to the colliers on the river and if he has a free moment he draws, using a finger and the coal dust.

He rarely speaks but loves to look in the print shop window on his way to work. One day, he meets a girl whose portrait has been hanging in the window; a lovely, vibrant girl, 'a bright star'.

When tragedy strikes, Sam is tested and left to wonder if he will ever become more than just 'a clod of earth'.

Language: English

Pages: 45

Format: ebook

Publisher: Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd

Release: March 13, 2012

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