Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London

Informationen zum Autor Tim Hitchcock Klappentext London in the 18th century was the greatest city in the world. It was a magnet that drew men and women from the rest of England in huge numbers. For a few the streets were paved with gold, but for the majority it was a harsh world with little guarantee of money or food. For the poor and destitute, London's streets offered little more than the barest living. Yet men, women and children found a great variety of ways to eke out their existence, sweeping roads, selling matches, singing ballads and performing all sorts of menial labor. Many of these activities, apart from the direct begging of the disabled, depended on an appeal to charity, but one often mixed with threats and promises. Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London provides a remarkable insight into the lives of Londoners, for all of whom the demands of charity and begging were part of their everyday world. Zusammenfassung This title examines how beggars operated in 18th-century London and how begging! and demands for charity! formed part of everyday life and work.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Hitchcock, Timothy Hitchcock, Hitchcock Tim
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9781852852818
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-281-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europäische Geschichte, London, Greater London, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Armut und Prekariat, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Poverty & unemployment, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800, Poverty and precarity