When horses drew every imaginable wagon in London, crossing sweepers were a common sight. In some areas of town they were regarded a nuisance, for often young boys would pester a pedestrian and sweep a clear path whether that person wanted their help or not. The practice of using crossing sweepers to clean the streets [...]
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The Labor of Street Orderlies in 19th C. London
Posted in Victorian Era, Working class, jane austen, tagged Crossing Sweepers, Henry Mayhew, London poor, Street Cleaners, Victorian London, Working class on September 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Emma, 1996: Bucolic Scenes & the Industrial Revolution
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, PBS Movie Adaptation, Working class, jane austen, tagged 18th c. agricultural practices, Emma, Emma Woodhouse, harvesting grain, Industrial Revolution, Kate Beckinsale on September 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Emma 1996 with Kate Beckinsale featured agricultural scenes and a Harvest Ball
Oliver Twist 2009, A Review: The Dark Seamy Side of Victorian London
Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Movie review, Victorian Era, Working class, jane austen, tagged Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, PBS Movie Adaptation, PBS Movie Review, Sophie Okonedo, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, William Miller on February 15, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Oliver Twist, 2009 PBS Masterpiece Classic presentation, is a fine but gritty adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel.
Crossing Sweepers
Posted in Regency London, Regency World, Working class, jane austen, tagged Crossing Sweepers, Henry Mayhew, Regency London, Working class on November 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
…dirt accumulated faster than all measures to contain it: Cattle were still driven through the streets to and from Smithfield Market until the mid-nineteenth century and horse-drawn vehicles added to the labours of the sweepers stationed at street crossings. Smoke from brick kilns and thousands of sea coal fires polluted the air. In 1813 Henry [...]
Children, Poverty, & Crime in the Regency Era
Posted in Crime, Regency Life, Regency World, Working class, jane austen, tagged Crime in the Regency Era, Poverty in the Regency Era on May 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
George Barrington, Convicts Arriving at Botany Bay
In the Regency Underworld, written by Donald A. Low, there is a detailed and poignant description of the thousands of poor young boys and girls encouraged to thieve for a living by corrupt and older individuals. Many tiny, but hardened criminals that were caught were transported to penal servitude [...]
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