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The Workhouse At War 1914 1918
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Author : Peter Higginbotham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-04-06
The Workhouse At War 1914 1918 written by Peter Higginbotham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-06 with categories.
The Workhouse at War: 1914-1918
The Workhouse War
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Author : Leigh Kimmel
language : en
Publisher: Starship Cat Press
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The Workhouse War written by Leigh Kimmel and has been published by Starship Cat Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
An afternoon for sketching in peace – that was all Nadine Darby wanted. She thought she was taking a shortcut to get past an overgrown levee and gain a better view of the Mississippi for some landscape work. Instead she ended up somewhere else. A place called Elyssium, where the past walks alongside the present. Where you can see a modern car pull up and a Confederate Navy officer climb out, talking on a cellphone. On the riverbank Nadine met a strange little man who told her he was an artist as well, and showed her his sketchbook to prove it. But no sooner had Nadine made her first friend than she discovered all was not well. She watched in helpless horror as a young man was pursued, arrested and beaten by thugs from an institution that goes by the official name of the City Orphanage, but is generally called the Workhouse by the inhabitants of Port of White Fleet. Nadine can count herself fortunate that she fell into the company of a man who has little use for this organization. But his efforts to help her attain her artistic ambitions instead attract the attention she must avoid, and draws her into quarrels that have simmered for decades. Can Nadine thread her way through the myriad perils of this world and save herself and her new-found friends? And even if she defeats the Workhouse, will it be at the cost of losing everything she's found here?
The Workhouse
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Author : Simon Fowler
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-09-11
The Workhouse written by Simon Fowler and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with History categories.
The stories of those who lived in the shadow of the workhouse'??During the nineteenth century the workhouse cast a shadow over the lives of the poor. The destitute and the desperate sought refuge within its forbidding walls. And it was an ever-present threat if poor families failed to look after themselves properly. As a result a grim mythology has grown up about the horrors of the 'house' and the mistreatment meted out to the innocent pauper. ??In this fully-updated and revised edition of his bestselling book, Simon Fowler takes a fresh look at the workhouse and the people who sought help from it. He looks at how the system of the Poor Law _ of which the workhouse was a key part _ was organised and the men and women who ran the workhouses or were employed to care for the inmates.??But above all this is the moving story of the tens of thousands of children, men, women and the elderly who were forced to endure grim conditions to survive in an unfeeling world.??'A poignant account ... draws powerfully on letters from The National Archives ... [Simon Fowler] brings out the horror, but it is fair-minded to those struggling to be humane within an inhumane system,' The Independent??'A good introduction,' The Guardian.??The history of workhouses and poverty ('misery history') has recently been prominently covered on TV shows like WDYTYA? and ITV's Secrets from the Workhouse, and referenced in historical dramas like The Village and Ripper Street.
The Workhouse Sisters
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Author : Kay Brellend
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-02-03
The Workhouse Sisters written by Kay Brellend and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Fiction categories.
After escaping the grip of the workhouse, Lily has kept her fiancé's business afloat while he is away fighting on the Western Front. Still battling on, she's now doing her bit for her country as an auxiliary nurse - but one thing above all else continues to weigh heavily on her heart: her long-lost sister. Born just before her mother died, the scandal was hushed-up and the baby spirited away. But now, at last, there is hope Lily could find her little sister for she has a clue to go on: the name of the notorious baby farmer who bought the child all those years ago. Mrs Jolley. Using all her pluck, and with the help of her two friends Margie and Fanny, Lily will do anything in her power to find her little sister and save her from the dark streets of London. With Winter drawing in, and the war with no end in sight, will she be able to bring her family together?
Backstreet Girl
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Author : Kay Brellend
language : en
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Release Date : 2020-08-27
Backstreet Girl written by Kay Brellend and has been published by Piatkus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Brothers and sisters categories.
Discover the Workhouse to War trilogy by Kay Brellend: a new saga series set in the Whitechapel Union workhouse in East London, between 1904 and 1916. Coming soon from Piatkus . . . Praise for Kay Brellend 'Vividly rendered' Historical Novel Society 'A fantastic cast of characters' Goodreads 'Thoroughly absorbing' Goodreads.
The Workhouse
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Author : Norman Longmate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Workhouse written by Norman Longmate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
The British workhouse is the stuff of literature and legend. But what exactly was it? Surprisingly, no full-scale history of the workhouse has ever been written. Here, historian Norman Longmate tells the full story, from its beginnings in Elizabethan times until its demise in the 1940s, though mainly concentrating on the Victorian workhouse in the years of its tarnished glory. He describes the circumstances in the 1830s that led to the opening of 600 new workhouses- an event that met with astonishingly little opposition among reformers. He also records the riots, the protests, and the pleadings with which the poor challenged their virtual enslavement, and the misery of their daily lives when they were finally incarcerated within the workhouse walls.
The Workhouse
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Author : Kathryn Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Historic England Press
Release Date : 1999
The Workhouse written by Kathryn Morrison and has been published by Historic England Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Architecture categories.
This study traces how changes in poor law legislation in England affected the buildings associated with the poor, highlighting both architectural aspects and also social repercussions.
A Workhouse Christmas
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Author : Kay Brellend
language : en
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Release Date : 2020-10-29
A Workhouse Christmas written by Kay Brellend and has been published by Piatkus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Brothers and sisters categories.
"Christmas Eve, 1909. When eleven-year-old Lily Larkin is left to fend for herself in an East London workhouse after her dying mother is taken to an infirmary, her future looks bleak. Once she is separated from her twin brother, Davy, her childhood hopes seem to shatter. But Lily's fierce spirit - along with her beloved new friends - help her to endure the miserable drudgery of life at South Grove Workhouse and its cruel supervisor, Miss Fox. When a handsome, smartly-dressed gentleman shows up at the workhouse, claiming to be her cousin and with an offer of employment, Lily seizes her chance to escape. But her new job is far from perfect, and her reunion with her brother isn't what she thought it would be. Still, she relishes her freedom from the workhouse, and, finding herself on the cusp of womanhood, is determined to embrace her new life - until a shocking secret from her past is uncovered. As everything she'd ever believed about herself is thrown into confusion, will Lily ever be able to rise above her past?"--Provided by publisher.
The Workhouse Sisters
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Author : Kay Brellend
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Workhouse Sisters written by Kay Brellend and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with East End (London, England) categories.
After escaping the grip of the workhouse, Lily has kept her fiance's business afloat while he is away fighting on the Western Front. Still battling on, she's now doing her bit for her country as an auxiliary nurse - but one thing above all else continues to weigh heavily on her heart: her long-lost sister. Born just before her mother died, the scandal was hushed-up and the baby spirited away. But now, at last, there is hope Lily could find her little sister for she has a clue to go on: the name of the notorious baby farmer who bought the child all those years ago. Mrs Jolley. Using all her pluck, and with the help of her two friends Margie and Fanny, Lily will do anything in her power to find her little sister and save her from the dark streets of London. With winter drawing in, and the war with no end in sight, will she be able to bring her family together?
Workhouse Characters
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Author : Margaret Wynne Nevinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-13
Workhouse Characters written by Margaret Wynne Nevinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with categories.
Excerpt from Workhouse Characters: And Other Sketches of the Life of the Poor These sketches have been published in various papers during the last thirteen years. Many of the characters are life portraits, and the wit and wisdom of the common people have been faithfully recorded in a true Boswellian spirit; others are Wahrheit und Dichtung (if one may still quote Goethe), but all have been suggested by actual fact and experience. During the last ten years great reforms have been taking place in the country. In 1908 the Old Age Pensions Act came into force, and the weekly miracle of 5s. a week (now 7s. 6d.) changed the world for the aged, giving them the liberty and independence, which ought to be the right of every decent citizen in the evening of life. The order by which a pauper husband had the right to detain his wife in the workhouse by "his marital authority" is now repealed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.