The industrialism he hated, particularly the large-scale coal mining in areas like Notting hamshire, with the accompanying Blight of surrounding countryside, was reaching a peak during his childhood and early manhood.

• 他憎恨产业主义,特别憎恨在诸如诺丁汉郡这样的地区大规模地开采煤矿,造成对周围农村的破坏。这种状况在他的儿童时代和成年早期正达到顶峰。