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Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition of the cotton spinners, the hardships for labouring children, the overcrowded prisons and other brutal punishments. At this time the principle branch of local government was the Poor Law and this book discusses how, in the monumental task of providing workhouses for the destitute, the England of the eighteenth century had completely failed. As well as social history, the book also covers military and political history.

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Original reviews of England in the Nineteenth Century: ‘Every vivid page…helps to build up a living picture of England…it is all so fresh and original that the reader will forget how well-documented it is.’ Morning Post ‘It is a work of real learning and considerable literary power.’ Manchester Guardian ‘An admirably detailed survey of politics, society, and economics.’ Daily Mail.

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