Walter Greenwood Book order
Walter Greenwood emerged as a powerful voice for the working class, his narratives starkly commenting on social injustice and the devastating effects of poverty. Drawing from his own experiences in the harsh environment of Hanky Park, he crafted stories that revealed the struggles and resilience of ordinary people. His writing, fueled by personal insight and a profound social conscience, aimed to expose the realities of life on society's margins. Through his work, Greenwood not only documented but actively sought to provoke social change and foster understanding of the working-class condition.
- 1985
- 1969
Love on the Dole
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
In Hanky Park, near Salford, Harry and Sally Hardcastle grow up in a society preoccupied with grinding poverty, exploited by bookies and pawnbrokers, bullied by petty officials and living in constant fear of the dole queue and the Means Test. His love affair with a local girl ends in a shotgun marriage, and, disowned by his family, Harry is tempted by crime. Sally, meanwhile, falls in love with Larry Meath, a self-educated Marxist. But Larry is a sick man and there are other more powerful rivals for her affection.
- 1939
- 1937
Harry Hardcastle, mladý hrdina románu, je autor sám a snad proto, že z každé věty vyzařuje vlastní intenzivní zážitek autora, stal se román skvělým dokumentem doby. Život Harryův, toť život milionů dělníků na celém světě. ........ ilustrace obálky Toyen.
- 1932
Harry Hardcastle, mladý hrdina románu, je autor sám a snad proto, že z každé věty vyzařuje vlastní intenzivní zážitek autora, stal se román skvělým dokumentem doby. Život Harryův, toť život milionů dělníků na celém světě. ........ ilustrace obálky Toyen.
