The blackest streets : the life and death of a Victorian slum / Sarah Wise.
The blackest streets : the life and death of a Victorian slum / Sarah Wise.
The blackest streets : the life and death of a Victorian slum / Sarah Wise.
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Publisher
London : Bodley Head, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N942.1081/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 333 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Dead Letters -- The Empire of Hunger -- How to Create a Slum -- Dr. Bate's Dilemma -- The Old Circular Cowpath -- Owners -- Pt. 2. The Secrets of a Strange Life -- Prince Arthur -- Help -- Phantoms in the Fog -- The Cruelty Men -- Pt. 3. Any Answers? -- Tickling the Elephant -- A Voice of The...
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Publisher
London : Bodley Head, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"In 1887 Government inspectors were sent in to explore the thirty or so streets and horrifying - often lethal - living conditions. Among much else they found that the rotting 100-year-old houses were some of the most lucrative properties in the capital for their absent slumlords. Peers of the Realm, local politicians, churchmen and lawyers were mak...
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The blackest streets : the life and death of a Victorian slum / Sarah Wise.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-321) and index.
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N942.1081/8
Record Identifier
74VMbpaZ4X0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbpaZ4X0y
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ISBN
9780224071758 (hbk.)
0224071750 (hbk.)
DDC
942.1081
MMS ID
991000678749702626
