Thursday, April 02, 2015

Henry Mayhew 1850 On The Underclass.

" ... distinguished from the civilised man by his repugnance to regular and continuous labour - by his want of providence in laying up a store for the future - by his inability to perceive consequences ever so slightly removed from immediate apprehensions - by his passion for stupefying herbs and roots and, when possible, for intoxicating fermenting liquors ..."

Tom Harris Puzzled By Jess - Understandably!

  She has made a name for herself as a champion of women and girls in the face of the threat they face from abusive males. It was in this ro...