<p>This classic volume first published in 1928 is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Arranged in three distinct parts it covers:</p><p>* Preparatory Changes<br>* Inventions and Factories<br>* The Immediate Consequences.</p><p>A valuable reference it is as Professor T. S. Ashton says in his preface to this work 'in both its architecture and detail this volume is by far the best introduction to the subject in any language... one of a few works on economic history that can justly be spoken of as classics'. </p>