10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAUPERDOM»
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pauperdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pauperdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Pauperdom. a terrible night in pauperdom — the rat's frolic. As the omnibus
passed through the dismal entrance, a horrible spectacle greeted us, for, as we
entered the prisonlike walls from the outer world, coffins piled one on top of the
other, ...
But Mrs. Thompson's next point suggests a novel danger: "The effect upon
society is to promote pauperdom, both by increasing the expense of living, and
by robbing men of the responsibility which gives them force and success in their
natural ...
New Zealand. Dept. of Labour, 1905
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Poverty and Citizenship in Rhode Island, 1780--1870
This common perception was an important element in Americans' national self-
definition, as it was a stark contrast to Europe, where pauperdom was believed to
exist in prodigious amounts.25 It seems that this common American abhorrence ...
Gabriel J. Loiacono, 2008
4
The Child, the State and the Victorian Novel
Thus, while classification in the 1834 Report for Inquiring into the Administration
and Practical Operation of the Poor Laws had been content to separate children
from their (able-bodied) relatives in order to define pauperdom, Kay pressed ...
... cared to have a musical pauper she could have him, and there 'd be nothing to
pay but his bills? He believed he had made some witty allusion to that effect.
What did he call pauperdom ? He called two or three hundred a year pauperdom.
Edward Charles Booth, 1908
6
The North American Review
In the large horizons which attract progressive man towards ever-new fields of
effort, towards ever-increasing wants in the way of refined and comfortable
existence, surely pauperdom does not increase in proportion to the expense of
living.
7
Charles Dickens: A Critical Study
Nevertheless, with the new Poor Law comes such a demand for new workhouses
that in some four-and- twenty years we find an expenditure of five millions sterling
in this hopeful direction. To be sure, a habit of pauperdom was threatening the ...
8
Back to the Soil; Or From Tenement House to Farm Colony
The best that we offer them is the Tending of the tender ties of kindred, the
branding with the stigma of pauperdom, the casting them into the Nile of
indigence and degeneration; or we place them under cruel taskmasters, to build
our great ...
What did he call pauperdom? He called two or three hundred a year pauperdom.
With the assistance of a few pot-boiling songs under somebody else's name,
including, to his shame be it said, a percentage of semi-sacred efl'usions with ...
What did he call pauperdom ? He called two or three hundred a year pauperdom.
With the assistance of a few pot-boiling songs under somebody else's name,
including, to his shame be it said, a percentage of semi-sacred effusions with ...
Edward Charles Booth, 1908
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAUPERDOM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pauperdom is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece on the Verge of Default — Again
... of pensions and other benefits, so the Greeks may yet perceive independent serfdom as preferable to pauperdom under a foreign power. «The New American, Apr 15»
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His work was published in pulp magazines, and his life was that of close to pauperdom. Now, he's called the 20th century Edgar Allan Poe by ... «WUWM, Dec 14»
'The Confabulist,' by Steven Galloway
“The Confabulist” alternates between Strauss's account of his past and a narrative of Houdini's rise from vaudeville pauperdom to worldwide ... «New York Times, May 14»
Could Ueberroth have last word on Olympic TV network?
It was a plan born out of necessity that became the model for the global sponsorship programs that took the IOC from pauperdom to prosperity. «Chicago Tribune, Dec 13»
Downton Abbey series four, episode five review: Alfred gets ideas …
Patmore was also firmly behind Alfred as he tried to lift himself out of the filth of Yorkshire pauperdom by auditioning for a cooking job at the Ritz ... «Radio Times, Oct 13»
Book review: The Maid's Version, By Daniel Woodrell
Woodrell is concerned with pauperdom, inveterate dynastic feud, with the sorrows and endurance of labouring women. The lovable character ... «The Independent, Sep 13»
Korean Reunification - would it weaken or superpower the south?
... the capitalistic South steadfastly toiled its way out of pauperdom into prosperity. Today the South has double the famished North's population, ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jan 12»
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Akira Kurosawa's One …
... the social hierarchy – not ready to be counted among the self-satisfied or privileged, but not yet sunk to the lower depths of pauperdom either. «CriterionCast.com, Nov 11»
Joey Harper doesn't pull his punches when it comes to Aberdeen
... questions remain unanswered: why was Mark McGhee brought in only to find his inheritance was tantamount to managerial pauperdom? «The Herald, Oct 09»
From Africa to Queens Waterfront, a Modernist Gem for Sale to the …
For now, the house, resurrected from pauperdom in Brazzaville, the Congo Republic, to princedom in Paris by a restoration that Mr. «New York Times, Nov 04»
