Genealogy Australia

Behind the splendour of Victorian Liverpool architecture lay the squalor of the city slums, whose inhabitants suffered some of the most shocking conditions of poverty in nineteenth century Britain.

This book attempts to capture the substance of the lives of that community in Liverpool, and looks at the various charitable institutions around at the time which tried to help alleviate the squalor and impoverishment. First published in 1988, this title has just been re-printed due to popular demand.

Contents:
Illustration Acknowledgements
Preface
1. In the Workhouse
2. New Wealth ... New Poor and New Hovels
3. The Prevalence of Casual Labour
4. The Deserving and Undeserving Poor
5. Conclusion
Suggested Further Reading