The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict.
Gelesen von Peter Yearsley
Thomas Archer
(4,5 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)
"Bare, unpicturesque, and sordid as are the conditions of poverty, there are sights in London which everybody may and should see - sights which are sometimes touched upon in newspaper articles, or in the chapters of sensational stories, but whose dread meaning and fullest horror lie in that very blank routine of misery which most lacks interest." (from the introduction.) The author exposes the underside of poverty and crime, and expresses strong opinions about its causes and possible remedies: "The repressor of the unwilling pauper is often the owner of those foul tenements which disgrace the parish ...." - Summary by (from the introduction) and Peter Yearsley (8 hr 11 min)
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peter yearsley, Nobel prize
Gingerwentworth
(4 Sterne)
Here’s an account of how England tried and also how it failed to make improvements in the lives of poor people in Victorian times. And Peter Yearsley would receive the Nobel Prize for Peace if these were awarded to readers, because the whole dilemma is in his voice.