Class 7 English — Chapter 5: Quality

What you'll learn

• ▸Character Analysis of Mr. Gessler
• ▸Theme: Quality vs. Commercialism
• ▸The Plight of the Traditional Craftsman
• ▸The Author's Relationship with Mr. Gessler
• ▸Shoemaking as an Art Form
• ▸Understanding Dialogue and Accent
• ▸Vocabulary and Figurative Language
• ▸Phrasal Verbs with 'look'

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 0753CH05 5 Before you read Can a shoemaker be called an artist? Yes, if he has the same skill and pride in his trade as any other artist, and the same respect for it too. Mr Gessler, a German shoemaker settled in London, is a perfect artist. Read this story to see how he devotes his life to his art. Quality I knew him from the days of my extreme youth, because he made my father's boots. He lived with his elder brother in his shop, which was in a small by-street in a fashionable part of London. The shop had a certain quiet distinction. There was no sign upon it other than the name of Gessler Brothers; and in the window a few pairs of boots. He made only what was ordered, and what he made never failed to fit. To make boots—such boots as he made—seems to me then, and still seems to me, mysterious an…

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1. Explain leather types simply. Get Solution →
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4. What was Mr Gessler's profession? Get Solution →
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6. Where was Mr Gessler's shop located? Get Solution →
7. What was the only sign on Mr Gessler's shop? Get Solution →
8. How did Mr Gessler describe his craft of making boots? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The oldest known shoe is over 5,500 years old, made from cowhide in Armenia.
• 💡 Ancient Egyptians wore sandals made from plant leaves like papyrus.
• 💡 High heels were first worn by Persian cavalry for better stirrup grip.
• 💡 Good leather can last for centuries if properly cared for and maintained.
• 💡 A skilled shoemaker might use over 100 different tools to craft a single boot.

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