Dahn t' Pit - Webster, Christopher
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Dahn t' Pit tells the story of a Yorkshire miner and his sweetheart in the years before the First World War. In Book 1, Bag Muck, young Tom Brocklesby starts work at the age of 12 as a trapper in Cadeby Colliery. He overcomes his terror of the pit and makes plans to get a better job by going to Night School. His self-improvement is noticed by Gertie Holdsworth, a Sunday School teacher, and soon they are walking out together - but their plans are set back by the Bag Muck strike and its appalling consequences. In Book 2, Big Smoke, Tom goes to London to train as an inspector of mines and his…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Dahn t' Pit tells the story of a Yorkshire miner and his sweetheart in the years before the First World War. In Book 1, Bag Muck, young Tom Brocklesby starts work at the age of 12 as a trapper in Cadeby Colliery. He overcomes his terror of the pit and makes plans to get a better job by going to Night School. His self-improvement is noticed by Gertie Holdsworth, a Sunday School teacher, and soon they are walking out together - but their plans are set back by the Bag Muck strike and its appalling consequences. In Book 2, Big Smoke, Tom goes to London to train as an inspector of mines and his eyes are opened to a wider world. Gertie has troubles of her own when a friend of her employer tries to seduce her. In Book 3, Firedamp! Tom, a newly-qualified inspector of mines, is involved in the Cadeby Colliery disaster of 1912. Although the main characters in this trilogy are fictional, the events of the Bag Muck strike of 1902-3, and the Cadeby Colliery Disaster of 1912, which form the background to the story, are historical and are based on oral history passed down through the author's family, backed up by careful research.
Autorenporträt
Christopher Webster was brought up in Conisbrough, which is well-known for its magnificent castle. The castle and its link with Hengest provided the inspiration for this pentalogy. Another inspiration was studying English at university, particularly the study of Anglo-Saxon. His first publication was Poetry Through Humour and Horror. This was followed by many more educational texts as well as a wide range of fiction, drama and poetry. He is married to a Filipina, has four children, and is currently a teacher in a European school.