Young James was not insensible to the realities of life as an agricultural worker. He did not need John to tell him that the labourers were getting a raw deal from the bosses and that something had to be done. He was one hundred percent behind the schemes of George Loveless, but not today! He really meant it when he said that he was going to join the society, but he wanted a few hours of fun now and then.
Image credit: I believe this image is a contemporary historial illustration, and therefore public domain. (It’s actually of one of his fellow martyrs, James Brine) Source
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Book 1
Chapter 5
(Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, 1834)
'Gentlemen,' he said finally, 'it is with regret that I say this: the law now gives us the power to withhold our labour-'
Book 2
Book 2 Chapter 8: Transportation
(Hunter's Hill, Australia, 1834)
Hunter's Hill is the peninsula between rivers Lane Cove and Parramatta, which the Aborigines call it Mooroocooboola, which means the meeting of the waters.
Book 3
Book 3 Chapter 1: Illiwarra
(Hunter's Hill, Australia, 1837)
They fell in love with the place, as instantaneously as Annie had fallen for James. Here in this place they were going to live happily ever after, like in th...
Book 3 Chapter 2: Reverse Transportation
(Hunter's Hill, Australia, 1839)
After the men from Tolpuddle had been been found guilty, workers all over the country began to fearlessly proclaim that it was a blatant miscarriage of justi...