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Another Blow for Life is a memoir by George Godwin, a British social reformer and journalist. The book chronicles Godwin's experiences working to improve the lives of the poor in Victorian England, including his efforts to promote public health, education, and social justice. Godwin's passionate and eloquent writing offers a compelling glimpse into the struggles of working-class people during a period of significant social upheaval. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
On sanitary conditions among the poor of the metropolis.
George Godwin (1889-1974) and his wife Dorothy immigrate to Canada in 1912. They remain for four years then return to England for good. "The Eternal Forest" tells the story of their life in Whonnock, a small rural community on the north bank of the lower Fraser River. It is not clear why the Godwins choose Whonnock. It might have been just a whim. Whatever the case, they buy land, clear it, build a house and then try unsuccessfully to make a living from fruit farming. When they attempt to sell their house they fail. (The rest of their story is told in a sequel, "Why stay we here?" (1931). "The Eternal Forest" will appear years later, in 1929. It had good reviews in England but only one print...