Victorian Workhouse: The Diary of Edith Lorrimer, England, 1871
by Pamela Oldfield
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages208 pages
ISBN
9780439977302
Published
2004
Description
It's January 1871 when edith, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow, pays her first eventful visit to the workhouse for the poor. There she meets Rosie, a rebellious, quick-tempered orphan who is always getting into ...It's January 1871 when edith, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow, pays her first eventful visit to the workhouse for the poor. There she meets Rosie, a rebellious, quick-tempered orphan who is always getting into trouble. Edith soon finds herself drawn Into Rosie's wild schemes and both their lives are never the same again.