Workhouse: the people, the places, the life behind doors (2007)
Simon Fowler
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | Somerset Studies | S 362.585 FOW |
Record Number
9781905615032
Publication Details
RCN
9781905615032
Format
Hardback
Height
24cm
Number of pages
240p
Embellishment
Black and white photographs and illustrations
Note
Introduction: the problem of the poor
1. The world of the workhouse
2. The life behind doors
3. 'Harnessed to the house'
4. 'Fit for purpose': the able-bodied poor
5. Suffer the little children...
6. Sick bodies and old bones
7. Casual encounters at the 'Spike'
8. Closing the doors at last
Conclusion: learning from the Poor Law
Appendices, bibliography and index
1. The world of the workhouse
2. The life behind doors
3. 'Harnessed to the house'
4. 'Fit for purpose': the able-bodied poor
5. Suffer the little children...
6. Sick bodies and old bones
7. Casual encounters at the 'Spike'
8. Closing the doors at last
Conclusion: learning from the Poor Law
Appendices, bibliography and index
Subjects
Dates
19th century