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Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General
The melodramatic and romantic cliche s that pervade popular
conceptions of working-class Londoners in the 19th and 20th century
are debunked in this innovative expose of proletariat London. The
individual stories of muted historical figures, including an
illiterate silk weaver, a grandmother in an asylum, a deserted
family, an abused daughter, and a dead child, are brought to light
through interpretations of the scraps they left behind-- gravestone
inscriptions, photographs and certificates, the grimy contents of
hidden cubbyholes, and even childhood recollections that have been
passed down through the generations. The unusual contents of these
stories intertwine to evoke a haunting and original picture of
working-class London that adds a much-needed, though bleak facet to
the city's social history.
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