| A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse Contributor(s): Higginbotham, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752487396 ISBN-13: 9780752487397 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark, and terrible tales of malnutrition, misery, mistreatment, and murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes, who lived in terror of being forced inside the institution's towering walls--and, as this collection proves, all of them were true This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires, drownings, explosions, and disasters, infamous scandals such as the Andover affair--where inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvation--and sickening tales of abuse, assault, bodysnatching, poisonings, post mortems, and murder. Accompanied by 70 rare and wonderful illustrations, this book will thrill, fascinate, sadden, and unnerve in equal measure. |