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<p><b>Life in a workhouse during the Victorian and Edwardian eras has been popularly characterised as a brutal existence.</b> Charles Dickens famously portrayed workhouse inmates as being dirty, neglected, overworked and at the mercy of exploitative masters. While there were undoubtedly establishments that conformed to this stereotype, there is also evidence of a more enlightened approach that has not yet come to public attention. This book establishes a true picture of what life was like in a w
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Higgs, Michelle
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780750966313
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Social Science, Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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