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LIFE IN A VICTORIAN WORKHOUSE
FROM 1834 TO 1930 |
| By: |
Peter Higginbotham |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£6.00 |
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£4.38 |
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£1.62 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1841653381 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841653389 |
| Availability: |
Reprinting. This item may be subject to delays or cancellation.
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| Publisher: |
PAVILION BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
23 March, 2011 |
| Edition: |
UK ed. |
| Pages: |
36 |
| Description: |
The word workhouse has a grim resonance, conjuring up a vision of the darker side of Victorian Britain. This title examines how workhouses came into being, what life was like for men, women and children on the wrong side of the poverty line, and how social attitudes evolved through the momentous events of Victorian Britain into the 20th century. |
| Synopsis: |
The word 'workhouse' has a grim resonance even today, conjuring up a vision of the darker side of Victorian Britain. Almost every town had at least one workshouse, and most people dreaded ending up there. Here we examine how workhouses came into being, what life was like for men, women and children on the wrong side of the poverty line, and how social attitudes evolved through the momentous events of Victorian Britain into the 20th century. Illustrated from contemporary and modern sources, this fact-filled guide presents an intriguing picture of a world of steam engines, self-help, service and salvation - where workhouse life, and workhouse reform, influenced attitudes and services we now take for granted. |
| Illustrations: |
39 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pitkin Unichrome Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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