Indoor Paupers by 'One of Them': Life Inside a London Workhouse

Indoor Paupers by 'One of Them': Life Inside a London Workhouse
ISBN-10
1482083981
ISBN-13
9781482083989
Category
History
Pages
146
Language
English
Published
2013-01-28
Publisher
Createspace Independent Pub
Authors
Peter Higginbotham, One of Them

Description

Now available for the first time in more than a century, this unique book provides an insider's view of life inside a London workhouse in the 1880s. Originally published anonymously, a new preface by Peter Higginbotham uncovers the identity of the author and that of the workhouse he describes. The book, the only full-length account of workhouse life through an inmate's eyes, includes fascinating details of the characters who inhabited the institution and the sometimes nefarious practices engaged in by its staff.

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