Life in the Victorian and Edwardian Workhouse

Life in the Victorian and Edwardian Workhouse

Michelle Higgs

Språken
FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780750966313

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 co