▁would ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁recogn is able ▁to ▁his ▁fans . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁written , ▁roughly ▁in ▁chron ological ▁order , ▁though ▁largely ▁und ated ; ▁Pur vis ▁is ▁telling ▁us , ▁through ▁Rob son , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁life , ▁rather ▁than ▁Rob son ▁writing ▁about ▁Pur vis ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁person . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁this ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁playing ▁at ▁S under land ▁Fair , ▁" in ▁fine ▁fe ather ", ▁" his ▁terms ▁were ▁high ", ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁charg ing ▁the ▁relatively ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁ 6 d ▁for ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁pit ▁of ▁his ▁theatre , ▁but ▁still ▁attract ing ▁a ▁good ▁audience , ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁when ▁trade ▁at ▁the ▁fair ▁was ▁s lack . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁in ▁Hart le pool , ▁at ▁the ▁Angel ▁Inn , ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁around ▁him . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁some ▁pover ty ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ; ▁his ▁company ▁had ▁struck ▁for ▁w ages ▁the ▁previous ▁month , ▁and ▁in ▁consequence ▁he ▁got ▁no ▁income ▁from ▁the ▁Fair ▁at ▁New castle , ▁and ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁ ▁refers ▁to ▁him ▁dying ▁" with ▁an ▁empty ▁pocket ▁and ▁heavy ▁heart ", ▁and ▁his ▁wid ow ' s ▁ob itu ary ▁refers ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁broken ▁in ▁" body , ▁spirit ▁and ▁fortune ". ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁St . ▁H ilda ' s ▁church yard