Ragged London: The Life of London's Poor

by Michael FitzGerald

"Ragged London" describes life in the rookeries of London, where forty people would live together in one room. Although life was a constant struggle against famine, disease and violence, the people enjoyed a closeness that was more than the result of overcrowding. Their lives were lived entirely within the "mean streets" of their little corner of London. They were born and raised within the rookeries, earned their meager living there, enjoyed life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752460056
• ISBN13: 9780752460055
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: History Press (SC)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"