I write this on my death bed, oh how tired I've grown, every day I cough up more an more blood, I am completely bed-ridden, and I know I'm nearing the end. My daughter is now openly running the farm,  there has been much opposition, and many that protest this much power belonging to a woman, but i am oh so proud, and this is a massive leap for all of England. One of my boys went to art school, to follow a dream of being some, "romantic" painter. The other helps my daughter run the farm. My wife sits by my bed side, day and night. I worry for her, and what may happen after my passing. If i died tonight, I couldn't think of a better life to have lived. This will be my last entry. Thank you to any who choose to learn about my life. I hope I've inspired you to set high goals, because anything is possible. As we enter a new age for England, some are arguing the morality of the "industrial revolution." As far as I'm concerned this is the best thing that has ever happened to England.

Goodbye friends,

Tom

Later years

I've just hit the age of 60, oh how time has past. I met a beautiful wife, and had three children, 2 boys and a girl. I would trade all the wealth in the world for seconds more with them. I'm growing tired, I can no longer work on, nor run the farm. My boys are managing the farm hands, and yet my girl is the one actually running the farm. No one must know the power she holds. Her running the leading farm, the largest in England, would be a disaster for this family. I have been raised to believe that women were incapable of such a task, but now seeing the hard work she does I couldn't have been more wrong. I am so proud of my family. I've lived a long life, I have more wealth than anyone in 100 square miles. I hope I've made my father proud. I've accomplished all the goals i had set out for myself. So i guess i must simply enjoy the fruits of my years of labor.

I have more Money than I've ever even seen in my entire lifetime. I have a mansion being built, more land than anyone in the area. Yet, i'm not happy so much time spent working, all i want now is to settle down with a wife, and have kids. I think my father would be proud. I have so much money that I would never need more for the rest of my life. Talk of communism continues, a rather dumb idea that is built just to cost hard working land and business owners everything. As long as I live i'll believe in the ideals of capitalism, it is what made me the wealthy man I am today. In the time before my next entry I will attempt to find myself a wife.

The enclosure movement is in full swing, this development is forcing farmers off their land. I am buying up all the land and making more profit than ever before. I'm moving my way up the social ladder, I know this because I've been hanging out with more, and more of the upper class, making friends in high places. I truly believe i have a chance to monopolize farming in England, heres hoping. This new wealth allows me to buy top of the line machines to produce even more product. The farmers in the area hate me, with a passion, i feel like i betrayed them, some of them my late fathers friends. But i will not end up poor again. So i'll take everything i can.

Today I inherited the farm, my father is dead, burnt on the pyre last night. It's depressing, but work must be done. No time for mourning, I've become one of the wealthiest farmers in the area. I've become a man, no time for games anymore. I have a chance to work my way up in the world. I plan on taking it. All i have to do is expand, take over smaller farms. Than i can eventually become the wealthiest farmer in England.

My name is Tom,  a sixteen year old farm-boy. Years of working on the farm has made me tall, tan lean, and muscled. When i'm not farming I enjoy getting up to mischief with my older brother John. I live in a simple hovel in the english countryside. Every day I wake up and start working. It's currently harvesting season, so it'll be a long day, i may have some time for some fun tonight but it'll likely be work all day. I don't really think about my life much, I know nothing else. Im just a simple farm-boy, no education, my only future being this farm after my father dies. This is my Life.