Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

The Story of a Cooper

Part I: The Golden Dream

A Lonely Sound
William's World
The Golden Dream
Scarlet Fever
A Doomed Trade
William and Iris
Spanish Garlands
Craft and Industry

Part II: Lost Angels

The Poor House
The Coopers' Strike
Story of a Barrel
Pity
Lettie's Story
Cold Storage
What Roddy Dawe Told William
What Kate Put in her Diary
A Little Girl's Toy
Bridgett Gunn's Story
French Violets
Iris's Dress
Market House Hill