The Classic Slum
Author: Roberts, Robert
ISBN: 9780140136241
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 26 Jul 1990
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
ISBN: 9780140136241
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 26 Jul 1990
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
