The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum by Sarah Wise - 06/04/2009

Vintage Books, 2009-06-26. Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

US: Vintage Publishing, 2009. Paperback. Good. A brilliant new book about the seedy side of Victorian London by a talented young historian. In 1887, government inspectors were sent to report on the horrifying, often lethal, living conditions of the Old Nichol, a notorious 15-acre slum in L ondon s East End. Among much else, they found that the rotting 100-year-old houses were some of the most lucrative properties in the capital for their absent slumlords. Peers of the Realm, local politicians, churchmen and law yers were making profits on these death-traps of as much as 150 per cent pe r annum. Before long, Old Nichol became a focus of public attention: its 6, 000 inhabitants were condemned for their drunkenness and criminality. The s olution to the problem lay in internment camps, some said, or forced emigra tion even eugenics. The Blackest Streets focuses on the last fifteen years of the nineteenth ce ntury, a turbulent period in London s history, when revolution was very muc h in the air when… Read More

Vintage, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Vintage Books, 2009. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781844133314

Paperback / softback. New. In 1887 Government inspectors were sent to investigate the Old Nichol, a notorious slum on the boundary of Bethnal Green parish. The author recovers Old Nichol from the ruins of history and lays bare the social and political conditions that created and sustained this black hole which lay at the very heart of the Empire.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Vintage Books, 2009-06-26. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!