Victorian Workhouse (Shire Album S.) -- Paperback / softback

Victorian Workhouse (Shire Album S.) -- Paperback / softback

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 32 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780747803553
  • DDC分類 362

Full Description


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. The workhouse was the last resort, and the authorities intended that it should be seen as such. 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, either as officers or as paupers.

Contents

The basis of the Victorian Poor Law The design and construction of workhouses Staffing the workhouse The routine of the workhouse Vagrants The last days of the workhouse Further reading Places to visit