| Author | Nevinson, Margaret Wynne |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 19005919 |
| Title | Workhouse Characters, and other sketches of the life of the poor. |
| Contents | Eunice Smith: drunk -- Detained by marital authority -- A Welsh sailor -- The vow -- Blind and deaf -- "And behold, the babe wept" -- "Mary, Mary, pity women!" -- The suicide -- Publicans and harlots -- Old Inky -- A daughter of the state -- In the phthisis ward -- An Irish Catholic -- An obscure conversationalist -- Mothers -- "Your son's your son" -- "Too old at forty" -- In the lunatic asylum -- The sweep's legacy -- An alien -- "Widows indeed!" -- The runaway -- "A girl! God help her!" -- On the permanent list -- The pauper and the old-age pension -- The evacuation of the workhouse. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare |
| Subject | Poor -- England -- London |
| Subject | London (England) -- Social conditions |
| Subject | Workhouses -- England -- London |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 40881 |
| Release Date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 40 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
