George Sturt (1863 1927) was a British wheelwright and writer who
usually wrote under the pen-name George Bourne. A native of Surrey,
he inherited his father's workshop in the rural village of Bourne,
near Farnborough, in 1891 and began to record the daily lives and
recollections of his rural family and acquaintances. This volume,
first published in 1912, contains Sturt's description and analysis
of social changes he saw taking place in the village where he
lived. At the time of publication, Sturt's village was being
transformed from a rural agricultural community into a 'residential
centre' populated by wealthy outsiders from London. Sturt
sensitively and perceptively describes these changes, and analyses
their impact on the rural society, community and economy by
comparing the contemporary situation to the 'old' rural society.
This volume provides valuable insights into changes and social
tensions in rural Late Victorian society and economy.
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