A brilliant new book about the seedy side of Victorian London by a talented young historian.In 1887, government inspectors were sent to report on the horrifying, often lethal, living

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A brilliant new book about the seedy side of Victorian London by a talented young historian.

In 1887, government inspectors were sent to report on the horrifying, often lethal, living conditions of the Old Nichol, a notorious 15-acre slum in Londonâ€™s East End. Among much else, they found that the rotting 100-year-old houses were some of the most lucrative properties in the capital for their absent slumlords. Peers of the Realm, local politicians, churchmen and lawyers were making profits on these death-traps of as much as 150 per cent per annum. Before long, Old Nichol became a focus of public attention: its 6,000 inhabitants were condemned for their drunkenness and criminality. The solution to the â€œproblemâ€ lay in internment camps, some said, or forced emigration â€” even eugenics.

The Blackest Streets focuses on the last fifteen years of the nineteenth century, a turbulent period in Londonâ€™s history, when revolution was very much in the air â€” when unemployment, agricultural depression and a crackdown on parish relief provided a breeding ground for communists and anarchists.

Sarah Wise explores the real lives behind the statistics, excavating the Old Nichol from the ruins of history, laying bare the social and political conditions that created and sustained this black hole at the very heart of the Empire.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage Books
Binding Paperback
Height 7.79526
Length 5.07873
Weight 0.71870697412
Width 1.02362
ReleaseDate 2009-06-26
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage Books
Binding	Paperback
Height	7.79526
Length	5.07873
Weight	0.71870697412
Width	1.02362
ReleaseDate	2009-06-26
NumberOfItems	1

BLACKEST STREETS, THE

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