Life in Victorian London

Life in Victorian London
Fictions and Forms of Revolution: London 1848
Showing posts with label representation of poor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label representation of poor. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Manufacturing Poor


This article, which is rather long (and of which only one page is posted here), first appeared in Fraser's Magazine. What type of reader would be interested in this description of Lancashire cities? Is the representation of the poor sympathetic? Does it objectify the poor? What types of elements are emphasized in the description? Compare the language here to that in Mary Barton -- is it the same? Why or why not?