Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London

by Tim Hitchcock

Book Overview

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 England in huge numbers. For a few the streets were paved with gold, but for the majority it was a harsh world with little guarantee of money or food. For the poor and destitute, London's streets offered little more than the barest living. Yet men, women and children found a great variety of ways to eke out their existence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185285281X
• ISBN13: 9781852852818
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.4"