The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict.

Thomas Archer (1830 - 1893)

"Bare, unpicturesque, and sordid as are the conditions of poverty, there are sights in London which everybody may and should see - sights which are sometimes touched upon in newspaper articles, or in the chapters of sensational stories, but whose dread meaning and fullest horror lie in that very blank routine of misery which most lacks interest." (from the introduction.) The author exposes the underside of poverty and crime, and expresses strong opinions about its causes and possible remedies: "The repressor of the unwilling pauper is often the owner of those foul tenements which disgrace the parish ...." - Summary by (from the introduction) and Peter Yearsley

Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1 - Introductory Peter Yearsley
00:17:39
Play 02 Chapter 2 - Amongst the poor Peter Yearsley
00:47:30
Play 03 Chapter 3, part 1 - Parochial relief Peter Yearsley
00:33:09
Play 04 Chapter 3, part 2 - Parochial relief Peter Yearsley
00:31:15
Play 05 Chapter 4 - A London workhouse Peter Yearsley
00:41:25
Play 06 Chapter 5 - Land rats and water rats Peter Yearsley
00:34:40
Play 07 Chapter 6, part 1 - The never silent highway Peter Yearsley
00:29:59
Play 08 Chapter 6, part 2 - The never silent highway Peter Yearsley
00:28:30
Play 09 Chapter 7 - Tiger Bay Peter Yearsley
00:14:23
Play 10 Chapter 8 - Weasels asleep Peter Yearsley
00:29:21
Play 11 Chapter 9 - The house of correction Peter Yearsley
00:47:16
Play 12 Chapter 10 - The gaol of Newgate Peter Yearsley
00:35:31
Play 13 Chapter 11 - The convict in penal servitude - Millbank Peter Yearsley
00:36:40
Play 14 Chapter 12 - Pentonville prison Peter Yearsley
00:26:28
Play 15 Chapter 13 - The convict establishment at Portland Peter Yearsley
00:38:07