The Victorian Workhouse

Name: The Victorian Workhouse
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
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By Trevor May

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Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 32
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Publication Date:: 2005-06-01
Release Date:: 2003-01-01
ISBN / EAN:: 9780747803553
Weight:: 82 g
Dimensions:: 15/21/0 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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