Tom Pinder, Foundling is a romantic and moral tale set in the early period of the 19th Century. It focuses on the life of an orphan, Victorian values, the beginning of the cooperative movement, and the Holmfirth flood. The story's backdrop is Greenfield and Holme Valleys. It was a time when both were a part of West Yorkshire. D. F. E. Sykes was a talented scholar, lawyer, local politician, and newspaper owner. He was one of few novelists who chose to portray the lives of ordinary people of his period. For this reason alone, this work is a valuable work on social history. His use of the local dialect and ability to sketch exciting characters and their relationships adds significantly to the novel's readability.
