The Victorian Workhouse

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Bloomsbury USA, Mar 4, 2008 - History - 32 pages
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. 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.

About the author (2008)

Trevor May is a freelance writer and lecturer, specialising in economic and social history. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including 'The Victorian Schoolroom', 'The Victorian Undertaker', 'The Victorian Domestic Servant', 'The Victorian Railway Worker' and 'Military Barracks' on the Shire list.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Victorian Workhouse
Shire Library
AuthorTrevor May
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherBloomsbury USA, 2008
ISBN0747803552, 9780747803553
Length32 pages
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History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Law / Labor & Employment
  
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