A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0752487396
ISBN-13
9780752487397
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2013
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
544 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish historySocial & cultural historyPoverty & unemployment
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For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain.In the early hours of 31 August 1888, the mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols – the first generally accepted victim of Jack the Ripper – was discovered in Buck’s Row, Whitechapel, just a little way from the Whitechapel workhouse infirmary.
For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark, and terrible tales of malnutrition, misery, mistreatment, and murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes, who lived in terror of being forced inside the institutions towering wallsand, as this collection proves, all of them were true! This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires, drownings, explosions, and disasters, infamous scandals such as the Andover affairwhere inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvationand sickening tales of abuse, assault, bodysnatching, poisonings, post mortems, and murder. Accompanied by 70 rare and wonderful illustrations, this book will thrill, fascinate, sadden, and unnerve in equal measure.
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