A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse
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A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham
For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain.In the early hours of 31 August 1888, the mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols the first generally accepted victim of Jack the Ripper was discovered in Bucks Row, Whitechapel, just a little way from the Whitechapel workhouse infirmary.
PETER HIGGINBOTHAM, who lives in Yorkshire, runs the website www.workhouses.org.uk. An expert on the subject of many years’ standing, his previous titles include The Workhouse Cookbook, Life in a Victorian Workhouse, Workhouses of the North and Workhouses of the Midlands and Voices of the Workhouse.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752487397 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752487396 |
| Title | A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse |
| Author | Peter Higginbotham |
| Series | Grim Almanacs Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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