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The Workhouse

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Workhouse

By Simon Fowler

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About the book

'The stories of those who lived in the shadow of the workhouse'During the nineteenth century the workhouse cast a shadow over the lives of the poor. The destitute and the desperate sought refuge within its forbidding walls. And it was an ever-present threat if poor families failed to look after themselves properly. As a result a grim mythology has grown up about the horrors of the house and the mistreatment meted out to the innocent pauper. In this fully updated and revised edition of his best-s...Show more

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9781783831517

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

The Workhouse

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Paperback

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