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Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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London in the eighteenth century was the greatest city in the
world. It was a magnet that drew men and women from the rest of
Britain, and from further afield, in huge numbers. If for a few the
streets were paved with gold, for the majority it was a harsh world
with little guarantee of money or food. For the poor and destitute,
London's streets offered only the barest livelihood. Yet men, women
and children found a great variety of ways to eke out their
existence, sweeping roads, selling matches, singing ballads and
performing all sorts of menial labour. Many of these activities,
apart from the direct begging of the disabled, depended on an
appeal to charity, but one often mixed with threats and promises.
Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London provides a remarkable
insight into the lives of Londoners, for all of whom the demands of
charity and begging were part of their everyday world.
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