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Book 1

Chapter 4

(Stroud, Gloucestershire, 1828)

Annie began earning a few pennies doing odd jobs for the people at the Fair and begging when there was no work. She was not averse to a little thieving when ...

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-'

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