The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict


Lu par Peter Yearsley

(4.6 stars; 5 reviews)

"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 (8 hr 11 min)

Chapitres

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

Critiques

peter yearsley, Nobel prize


(4 stars)

Here’s an account of how England tried and also how it failed to make improvements in the lives of poor people in Victorian times. And Peter Yearsley would receive the Nobel Prize for Peace if these were awarded to readers, because the whole dilemma is in his voice.