Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London.

London in the 18th century was the greatest city in the world. It was a magnet that drew men and women from the rest of England in huge numbers. For a few the streets were paved with gold, but for the majority it was a harsh world with little guarantee of money or food. For the poor and destitute, L...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hitchcock, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004.
Temas:
1700-1799
Poor > England > London > History > 18th century.
Pauvres > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Poor
Social conditions
London (England) > Social conditions > 18th century.
London (England) > History > 18th century.
Londres (Angleterre) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
England > London
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Streets of London; 2 Sleeping Rough; 3 Pauper Professions; 4 Menaces and Promises; 5 The Rhetoric of Rags; 6 Begging from the Parish; 7 Charity in Stone; 8 The Begging Year; 9 A Beggar's Mask; 10 The History of the Poor; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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