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A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.

The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century

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A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 26/07/1990
    ISBN13: 9780140136241, 978-0140136241
    ISBN10: 014013624X

    Number of Pages: 288

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    A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.

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