Marple and the Chartists
By jeand
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Marple and the Chartists 1
Prestwich, Lancashire April 17, 1884 I picked up the letter which had just been delivered. No question about it, it was from Marple Hall. (pictured...
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Marple and the Chartists 2
Marple August, 1842 I was nervous as I stood outside the Ring o' Bells public house (pictured above). Lots of rough lads made rude gestures and...
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Marple and the Chartists 3
Marple August, 1842 Things progressed in Marple more or less as normal until the 9th th of August. Suddenly the streets were amass with men and women...
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Marple and the Chartists 4
Marple August, 1842 The next day was Sunday, and the routine seemed much as always. I went to Sunday school, followed by church. I noticed that Mrs...
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Marple and the Chartists 4 - part 2
“Was Oliver Cromwell a Puritan?” “Yes, I think he was. Anyway, he was the figure head of the revolt. He was the person who set up the armies in...
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Marple and the Chartists 5
Marple August-September 1842 The papers were full of information about Chartists activities, and because we were concerned about Johnny, Beth and I...
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Marple and the Chartists 6
Marple October 1842 Our school consists of a long narrow two storey stone building with one large classroom downstairs and the same upstairs. We...
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Marple and the Chartists 7
Marple December, 1842 Question from student (Caroline):What happened after he died? John: On the day that King Charles' head was struck from his...
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Marple and the Chartists 8
Marple December 1842 - January 1843 Mrs. Isherwood continued to talk to me on most of my mornings at Marple Hall - and let me know that she was...
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Marple and the Chartists 9
January, 1843 I did my usual morning chores at the Hall, and instead of leaving just after lunch at 12.30 to go to school, I said to Mrs. Hood, the...
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Marple and the Chartists10
Joseph Chun, who is the farm manager at Marple Hall but also deals with the carriage and horses pulled up at the door promptly at nine on Tuesday,...
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Marple and the Chartists11
Mrs. Isherwood was well versed in the layout of the city of Chester, and as we walked along she gave me a running history lesson. “Curiously, there...
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Marple and the Chartists 12 and Epilogue
Prestwich, Lancashire April, 1884 Joseph was so pleased to have me home again and eager to hear how it had all gone. “I got the train as planned, and...
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