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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![A Pair of Clogs](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnp74sxtwpw2jmcher8k30v/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260913%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260913T172030Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a0d862def9b117a779df295d278ff447846ec0ecc6baab2c36fd1ee7cb3029ab) ## About this work A Pair of Clogs by Amy Walton — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Amy Walton "A Pair of Clogs" Story 1—Chapter 1. Her First Home. “My! What a pretty pair of clogs baby’s gotten!” The street was narrow and very steep, and paved with round stones; on each side of it were slate-coloured houses, some high, some low; and in the middle of it stood baby, her curly yellow head bare, and her blue cotton frock lifted high with both fat hands. She could not speak, but she wanted to show that on her feet were tiny new clogs with bright brass tips. She stopped in front of all her acquaintances, men, women, children, and even dogs. Each of them, except the last, made much the same remark, and she then toddled cheerfully on, until nearly everyone in the village of Haworth knew of this wonderful new thing. The baby’s mother lived in Haworth, but all day long she had to work in the town of Keighley down below in the valley, for she was a factory-girl. From the hillside you could see the thick veil of smoke, never lifted, which hung over the tall chimneys and grey houses; the people there very seldom saw the sky clear and blue, but up at Haworth the wind blew freshly off the wide moor just above, and there was nothing to keep away the sunshine. This was the reason that Maggie Menzies still lived there, after she had taken to working in the factory; it was a long walk to and from Keighley, but it was healthier for the “li’le lass” to sleep in the fresh air. Everything in Maggie’s life turned upon that one small object; the “li’le lass” was her one treasure, her one golden bit of happiness, the reason why she cared to see the sun shine, or to eat, or drink,… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fa-pair-of-clogs) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. 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