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14%OFFMichelle Higgs - Life in the Victorian and Edwardian Workhouse - 9780752442143 - V9780752442143
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Life in the Victorian and Edwardian Workhouse

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Life in a workhouse during the Victorian and Edwardian eras has been popularly characterised as a brutal existence. Charles Dickens famously portrayed workhouse inmates as being dirty, neglected, overworked and at the mercy of exploitative masters. While there were undoubtedly establishments that conformed to this stereotype, there is also evidence of a more enlightened approach that has not yet come to public attention. This book establishes a true picture of what life was like in a workhouse, of why inmates entered them and of what they had to endure in their day-to-day routine.

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The book also looks at living conditions and duties of the staff who, in many ways, were prisoners of the workhouse. Michelle Higgs combines thorough research with a fresh outlook on a crucial period in British history, and in doing so paints a vivid portrait of an era and its social standards that continues to fascinate, and tells us much about the society we live in today.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752442143
SKU
V9780752442143
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Ref
99-10

About Michelle Higgs
Michelle Higgs write regularly for History Magazine and Best of British and has also written a book on Chritsmas Cards for Shire Books.

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