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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sketches by boz: Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people explores the intricate patterns of daily existence within a transforming urban landscape. Through vivid observations and sharply drawn episodes, the work examines the contrast between individual dignity and impersonal social systems. The sketches highlight the disconnect between public authority and personal humanity, revealing how figures of minor power often embody both absurdity and cruelty. Moments of comedy and melancholy blend as social rituals unfold in crowded streets, tenements, and parish offices, portraying a society in flux. Attention is drawn to the psychological weight carried by those living at the margins, shaped by routine, hardship, and fleeting joys. The author enhances the ordinary by examining how architecture, weather, and interpersonal dynamics reflect deeper social structures. Each sketch becomes a lens into the contradictions of class, respectability, and moral pretense. The writing investigates the mechanisms of control and the subtle resistance of those forced to conform. Beneath surface details, the work exposes cycles of judgment, endurance, and longing for visibility in a world dominated by indifferent systems.
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sketches by boz: Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people explores the intricate patterns of daily existence within a transforming urban landscape. Through vivid observations and sharply drawn episodes, the work examines the contrast between individual dignity and impersonal social systems. The sketches highlight the disconnect between public authority and personal humanity, revealing how figures of minor power often embody both absurdity and cruelty. Moments of comedy and melancholy blend as social rituals unfold in crowded streets, tenements, and parish offices, portraying a society in flux. Attention is drawn to the psychological weight carried by those living at the margins, shaped by routine, hardship, and fleeting joys. The author enhances the ordinary by examining how architecture, weather, and interpersonal dynamics reflect deeper social structures. Each sketch becomes a lens into the contradictions of class, respectability, and moral pretense. The writing investigates the mechanisms of control and the subtle resistance of those forced to conform. Beneath surface details, the work exposes cycles of judgment, endurance, and longing for visibility in a world dominated by indifferent systems.