Henry Hobson, a hard-drinking Salford bootmaker, bullies his three daughters and refuses them dowries. His sharp eldest, Maggie, decides for herself: she picks out Willie Mossop, the timid, gifted bootmaker in the cellar, marries him and sets up a rival shop, with consequences for the whole family.
The most famous Lancashire comedy, still often staged and filmed by David Lean. Download the free EPUB.