Author: Mrs. Margaret Wynne (Jones) NevinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Workhouse Characters
Author: Mrs. Margaret Wynne (Jones) NevinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Workhouse Girl
Author: Dilly CourtPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446456218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Circumstances force eight-year-old Sarah and her widowed mother to enter the notorious St Giles and St George’s Workhouse. When her mother dies in childbirth, the independent-minded Sarah falls foul of the workhouse master, Trigg and his cruel wife. Sarah’s ordeal seems to be over when a sugar mill owner takes her into his home. But her wealthy benefactor reports Trigg and his wife. And blaming Sarah for their misfortune, in a fit of revenge, the couple decide to take the law into their own hands.
Classification of girls and boys in workhouses
Author: M H. MasonPublisher:
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Category : Poor children
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Workhouse Child
Author: Maggie HopePublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448177898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
All she wants is a family of her own... Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family... Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance. But will she ever be anything more than a workhouse child?
Workhouse Orphans
Author: Holly GreenPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473551137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A gritty, heartwarming family saga for fans of Dilly Court, Sheila Newberry and Maggie Hope. All they have left is each other... Life has always been tough for May and Gus Lavender. Their father went away to sea never to return, and then their mother falls victim to the typhus sweeping through Liverpool. Regarded as orphans by the authorities, May and Gus are sent to the Brownlow Hill Workhouse. Like all workhouses, Brownlow is the last resort for the poor and the destitute. May and Gus will have to rely on each other more than ever if they are to survive the hardships to come... ________________________________ Make sure you've read all the books in the Workhouse series: 1. Workhouse Orphans 2. Workhouse Angel 3. Workhouse Nightingale 4. Workhouse Girl And don't miss Holly Green's new series about wartime nurses: 1. Frontline Nurses 2. Frontline Nurses On Duty 3. Secrets of the Frontline Nurses
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Workhouse Children
Author: Lindsey HutchinsonPublisher: Aria
ISBN: 1786696703
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Cara Flowers' beloved grandmother dies she leaves her not only an enormous fortune but also a huge responsibility - to find their estranged family.
Juvenile Crime; Its Causes, Character, and Cure
Author: Samuel Phillips Day"Break Up the Poor Law and Abolish the Workhouse"
Author: Beatrice WebbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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