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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| Language: | English |
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Stroud :
Amberley,
2012.
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| Physical Description: | 157 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |