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Lifetime: 1858 - 1932 Passed: ≈ 92 years ago

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Margaret Nevinson

Books by Margaret Nevinson

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Workhouse Characters

Non-Fiction
Poverty Women's Rights Social reform Victorian workhouses Public Assistance

Margaret Nevinson's 'Workhouse Characters' is a collection of 26 short stories that expose the horrors of the Victorian workhouse system. Drawing on her own experiences as a guardian in Hampstead Heath, Nevinson paints a vivid picture of the appallin...