The Streets
Anthony Quinn
In 1882, David Wildeblood, a 21-year-old from rural Norfolk, arrives in London to start work at the offices of a famous man. As an 'inspector' for Henry Marchmont's hugely successful weekly "The Labouring Classes of London", his job is to investigate the notorious slum of Somers Town, near the new St Pancras Station, recording house by house the number of inhabitants, their occupations and standard of living. By mapping the streets in this way, Marchmont intends to show the world the stark realities of poverty in its greatest city.
- Publisher
- ISIS Large Print
- ISBN-13
- 9780753192559
- Genre
- Topics
- Poverty and social classVictorian LondonUrban life and slums
Awards
- Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionShortlisted(2013)
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