The street children of Dickens's London / Helen Amy.

Many poor and vulnerable people lived on the streets of Victorian cities. They were the victims of rapid industrialisation, a government policy of non-intervention regarding social issues and the harsh Poor Law Amendment of 1834. As the population of nineteenth century England was predominantly youn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amy, Helen
Language:English
Published: Stroud : Amberley, 2012.
Subjects:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Knowledge and learning.
Street children > England > London > History > 19th century.
Literary landmarks > England > London.
Street children in literature.
Novelists, English > Homes and haunts > England > London.
London (England) > Social conditions > 19th century.
London (England) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Physical Description:157 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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