Ragged London

Auteur

Michael Fitzgerald is a Londoner born and bred. Among his writing exploits are titles on such diverse subjects as Streatham's local history and Hitler, and during his working life he was a chartered librarian, librarian of the London Transport Museum and front of house at the Sherlock Holmes Museum.

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In spite of their poverty, the insalubrious nature of their dwellings, the casual and dangerous nature of their employment and the ever-present fear of the workhouse, there was a rebelliousness of spirit, a dignity and sense of humour that helped them face a life which otherwise might have seemed unendurable.

Résumé
A history of ragged London