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1 online resource |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; A Note on Monetary Values and Poor Law Administration; Chapter 1: The World of the Workhouse; Chapter 2: The Life Behind Doors; Chapter 3: Working for the Workhouse; Chapter 4: 'Fit for purpose' -- the Able-bodied Poor; Chapter 5: Suffer the Children ...; Chapter 6: The Sick and Aged; Chapter 7: Casuals in the Workhouse; Appendix I: Workhouse Museums; Appendix II: Using Workhouse Records; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
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 bestselling book, Simon Fowler takes a fresh look at the workhouse and the people who sought help from i. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Almshouses -- Great Britain -- History.
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Almshouses. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Fowler, Simon The Workhouse : The People, The Places, The Life Behind Doors Havertown : Pen and Sword,c2014 9781783831517 |
ISBN |
9781473840324 electronic book |
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1473840325 electronic book |
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9781783831517 |
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9781473840843 |
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1473840848 |
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