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Front covers of "Labour and life of the people"

Labour and life of the people / Charles Booth. – London : Williams and Norgate, 1889-1891.

Four editions of Booth’s work were published, based on his notebooks, the version in our collection comprising three volumes including an appendix with maps. The work paints a vivid picture of the social conditions in London in the late 19th century. For much of the book, Booth is the…

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