Sabbatarians and Sinners: 1840-1870
Abstract
We cannot persuade ourselves that things are well managed when a whole establishment is in that state of chronic disaffection which has for some time been characteristic of St. Martin’s-le-Grand. It is not merely one man or one set of men, it is the entire body which is discontented, and which has been discontented for a long while past. Despite the risk of dismissal, the Post Office servants are perpetually agitating, remonstrating and memorialising their superiors. As soon as one disturbance has subsided another begins. The men have no confidence in their masters, and no satisfaction with their work. ( The Times 12 September 1860)
Fields of Study & Subjects
Labor Movements and Unions
Historical Economic and Social Studies
French Historical and Cultural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 97–117
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter