The Workman's Testimony to the Sabbath (Classic Reprint): Or, the Temporal Advantages of That Day of Rest Considered in Relation to the Working ... the Sabbath by Working Men (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The earliest working-class voices on the Sabbath come to life in a bold 19th‑century collection. This nonfiction anthology gathers essays debating the temporal advantages of a weekly day of rest for laborers, offering historical insight into a social movement and its arguments for workplace reform and moral welfare.

The book presents prize‑winning writing that argued for preserving rest from unnecessary labour, sharing personal perspectives, practical reasoning, and calls for broader sympathy across the British empire. It also includes editor introductions that frame the movement, its aims, and the place of working people in public discourse.

• Explore why rest on the Sabbath was seen as essential to workers’ moral and social well‑being.


• Read firsthand reflections on labor conditions, industry, and the pressures of industrial society.


• See how writers argued for fairness, humane hours, and national prosperity through a day of rest.


• Gain historical context for debates on religion, labor rights, and social reform in Victorian Britain.

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