The Victorian Town Child - Softcover

Horn, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750920203 ISBN 13: 9780750920209

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

As 19th-century Britain became increasingly urban and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, urban society itself became increasingly divided, as rich and poor became more segregated. The difference between the well-off children of the smart town houses and the poor children of the slums, in their dress, education and activities, was all too obvious. In response, there was a great change in public attitudes towards children and childhood and a widening of legislative regulation and control, particularly with regard to youngsters at the lower end of the social scale. By the end of the century, concern over the position of deprived children found expression in the newly-formed charitable organizations, such as Dr Barnardo's and the NSPCC. Drawing on contemporary accounts and original research, this book describes in detail the changing lives of all classes of Victorian town children.

About this title

About the Author

Pamela Horn is the author of more than ten books on nineteenth-and twentieth-century England, including Women in the 1920s, and a frequent contributor to journals such as The Times Literary Supplement and the Labour History Review. She lives in England.

Review

""Class Issues" reminds us that university intellectuals work in knowledge factories; that the factories produce engines of dominance; and that, therefore, sabotage has to be the order of the day. The essays state their cases with elegance, with thoroughness, and with economical precision. No one interested in addressing his or her mite of effort to transforming the world can afford to ingore this book." -Wahneema Lubiano, Duke University

Edition details

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750920203
• ISBN 13: 9780750920209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256