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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis Life in the Iron Mills is a novella written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth... Read Full Overview

Rebecca Harding Davis was a prolific writer who published chiefly in popular periodicals over the latter half of the nineteenth century. In tales that combine realism with sentimentalism and in topical essays, Davis confronted a wide range of current issues--notably women's problems--as... Read Full Overview

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Life in the Iron Mills is a novella written by Rebecca Harding Davis and first published in 1861. The story is set in the industrial town of Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) during the mid-19th century and follows the lives of workers in an iron mill. The protagonist, Hugh... Read Full Overview

Life in the Iron Mills is a novella written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861. Set in the industrial town of Wheeling, Virginia, the story follows the life of Hugh Wolfe, a Welsh immigrant who works in an iron mill. The novella explores the harsh realities of life in the 19th... Read Full Overview

Life in the Iron Mills is a novella written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861. The story is set in a small industrial town in the United States during the mid-19th century. The main character, Hugh Wolfe, is a Welsh immigrant who works in an iron mill. He is a talented sculptor,... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis Life in the Iron Mills is a novella written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth... Read Full Overview

""Life in the Iron Mills"" is a novella by Rebecca Harding Davis, published in 1861. The story is set in the industrial town of Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in the mid-19th century and follows the lives of workers in the iron mills. The protagonist, Hugh Wolfe, is a... Read Full Overview

DescriptionLife in the Iron Mills is a short story written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth century. It is one of the earliest American realist works, and is an important text for those who study labor and women's issues

Life in the Iron Mills is a short story written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth century. It is one of the earliest American realist works, and is an important text for those who study labor and women's issues.

A cloudy day: do you know what that is in a town of iron-works? The sky sank down before dawn, muddy, flat, immovable. The air is thick, clammy with the breath of crowded human beings. It stifles me. I open the window, and, looking out, can scarcely see through the rain the grocer's... Read Full Overview

Before Women Had Rights, They Worked - Regardless. Life in the Iron Mills is a short story (or novella) written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth century. It is one of the earliest American realist works, and is an important text for... Read Full Overview

"Life in the Iron Mills" from Rebecca Harding Davis. Pioneer of literary realism in American literature (1831-1910).