The Housing of the Working Classes and of the Poor (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Kaufman, M.

9781332327584: The Housing of the Working Classes and of the Poor (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1332327583 ISBN 13: 9781332327584

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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The moral and religious reformer tells us of the degrading effects of overcrowding, the corrupting, soul destroying inﬂuences of huddling together in one room, whole families, with young people of all ages, numbering from twelve to seventeen at a time, and this, too, in the immediate neighbourhood of the best houses in the West End of London. They speak of torture chambers haunted by rats, tenements in which are bred intemperance and vice, exhibiting the reverse of the aphoristic saying of Dr. Chalmers, that if we were morally right we should be physically happy.

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Excerpt from The Housing of the Working Classes and of the Poor

The moral and religious reformer tells us of the degrading effects of overcrowding, the corrupting, soul destroying influences of huddling together in one room, whole families, with young people of all ages, numbering from twelve to seventeen at a time, and this, too, in the immediate neighbourhood of the best houses in the West End of London. They speak of torture chambers haunted by rats, tenements in which are bred intemperance and vice, exhibiting the reverse of the aphoristic saying of Dr. Chalmers, that if we were morally right we should be physically happy.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Housing of the Working Classes and of the Poor

A few words by way of preface will suffice to supply a key to the plan adopted in this little volume. Throughout it has been the set purpose of the writer to avoid every appearance of over-statement of the facts, and to keep clear of the hortatory method in bringing home the lessons to be learned therefrom. The facts are startling enough without the addition of realistic colouring, and i if the arguments founded on them be sound, and the course of action suggested reasonable, there is no need for special pleading in the monitory style.

In the discussion of the Housing Question there has been a vast expenditure of warmth, and even heat. What is wanted is less emotional fervour and more light, as a directing force. In treating the subject in this spirit the present writer has been much assisted by his predecessors in the same field. Apart om making fu Uuse of Blue Books and official reports, he haa freely availed himself of the information to be found in the works of Mr. George Haw, Dr. E. Bowmaker, Mr. T. Locke Worthington, the various tracts on the subject published by the Fabian Society, and that most valuable r�pertoire of reliable information, Mr. W. Thompson's Housing Handbook.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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